ASEAN summit concludes with fruitful results achieved

STORY: ASEAN summit concludes with fruitful results achieved DATELINE: Sept. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:17 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 43rd ASEAN Summit related footage and city views 2. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "The 43rd ASEAN Summit concluded here on Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia's capital. The three-day summit and related summits are under the theme 'ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth.' The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the ASEAN Community, its unity and centrality at the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ASEAN countries also reaffirmed their shared commitment to maintaining and promoting peace, security and stability in the region, as well as to the peaceful resolution of disputes. They pledged to uphold regionalism and multilateralism and emphasized the importance of adhering to key principles, shared values, and norms enshrin

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries plant six pomegranate trees that represent close China-Central Asia solidarity and cooperation after the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Xi chaired the first China-Central Asia Summit and delivered a keynote speech themed "Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship" at the summit here on Friday. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries plant six pomegranate trees that represent close China-Central Asia solidarity and cooperation after the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Xi chaired the first China-Central Asia Summit and delivered a keynote speech themed "Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship" at the summit here on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries plant six pomegranate trees that represent close China-Central Asia solidarity and cooperation after the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Xi chaired the first China-Central Asia Summit and delivered a keynote speech themed "Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship" at the summit here on Friday. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-XI JINPING-CHINA-CENTRAL ASIA SUMMIT (CN)

(230519) -- XI'AN, May 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of five Central Asian countries plant six pomegranate trees that represent close China-Central Asia solidarity and cooperation after the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 19, 2023. Xi chaired the first China-Central Asia Summit and delivered a keynote speech themed "Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship" at the summit here on Friday. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

Asian security forum

Asian security forum

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives the opening speech at the "Asian Security Summit" in Singapore on June 1, 2012.

Kan's exit will reset Sept. Japan-U.S. summit

Kan's exit will reset Sept. Japan-U.S. summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Jeffery Bader, former senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, speaks in an interview in Washington on June 23, 2011. He said Japan and the United States will likely reschedule a bilateral summit planned in early September in Washington if Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan steps down by then.

Biden's Asia trip to fan confrontation wins no heart, divisive tactic bound to fail

STORY: Biden's Asia trip to fan confrontation wins no heart, divisive tactic bound to fail DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:32 LOCATION: Seoul/Tokyo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Biden's Asia trip 2. various of people in Japan and South Korea protesting against the meetings 3. SOUNDBITE (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden visited South Korea and Japan amid public protests in the two Asian countries. During his visit to Japan, Biden attended the summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) to hustle the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). Some experts have said that the IPEF has aroused many doubts in South Korea and Japan, and the United States is doomed to fail in its attempt to form closed and exclusive cliques. SOUNDBITE (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea The IPEF is also a framework that intensifies regional rivalries and tensions. The U.S. says that the framework i

U.S. sale of second-hand military assets enriches itself, harms Southeast Asian countries

STORY: U.S. sale of second-hand military assets enriches itself, harms Southeast Asian countries DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Manila CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Philippine 2. various of the plane crash in July last year in Philippine 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst and researcher of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 4. various of the plane crash in July last year in Philippine 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst and researcher of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 6. various of street views in Thailand 7. various of plane crash in Thailand on Dec. 15, 2021 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SURASIT THANADTANG, Former president of Thailand's National Defense College STORYLINE: In the just-concluded U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit, United States President Joe Biden pledged to strengthen security cooperation with Southeast Asian countries, but the frequent occurrence of military air cat

Kan's exit will reset Sept. Japan-U.S. summit

Kan's exit will reset Sept. Japan-U.S. summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Jeffery Bader, former senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, speaks in an interview in Washington on June 23, 2011. He said Japan and the United States will likely reschedule a bilateral summit planned in early September in Washington if Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan steps down by then. (Kyodo)

Experts advise on G-8 summit

Experts advise on G-8 summit

TOKYO, April 12 Kyodo - Fred Bergsten (2nd from L), co-chairman of the Pre-Summit Preparatory Conference in 2000, hands his group's recommendations to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) on April 12. The recommendations urged the Group of Eight (G-8) leaders to focus on key issues such as globalization and Asian security at their summit in July in Okinawa Prefecture.