Category: ASEAN & Regional Affairs
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The Australian Blind Spot: Where Domestic Rhetoric Meets Foreign Policy Reality
This is where Australia’s domestic rhetoric collides catastrophically with its foreign policy reality. Indonesia and Malaysia are nations where Islam is central to national identity and society. When Australian media and politicians amplify a toxic narrative that conflates Islam with extremism, the audience is not just domestic. Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur see it. They perceive an Australia increasingly…
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Australia’s Anti-Muslim Rhetoric: A Moral Failure and a Strategic Blunder
A dangerous contradiction lies at the heart of Australia’s current public discourse. While our nation prides itself on multicultural success and deep engagement with Asia, a relentless media frenzy seeks to redefine one of the world’s great faiths—Islam—solely through the prism of violence and extremism. This toxic narrative, which frames all Muslims as potential jihadists…
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Medical Tourism Vietnam and China’s GoBroad Healthcare Group Explore Strategic Partnership to Advance Oncology Care in Vietnam’s Booming Medical Tourism Sector
HANOI, VIETNAM – December 25, 2025 – Medical Tourism Vietnam, a leading facilitator for international patients seeking high-quality healthcare in Vietnam, is pleased to announce the initiation of strategic partnership discussions with GoBroad Healthcare Group (GHG), a prominent Chinese hospital group specializing in advanced cancer treatments. The parties have agreed to a high-level meeting in 2026…
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A Caribbean Storm Tests ASEAN’s Collective Resolve: The Unseen Ripple from US Tanker Seizure (Opinion)
A distant maritime incident underscores why ASEAN unity is not an ideal, but a strategic necessity for Vietnam and its neighbours. The recent seizure of Venezuelan oil tankers by the United States Coast Guard, swiftly condemned by China as a violation of international law, is more than a headline from a far-off sea. For Vietnam…
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