Drop call for Myanmar arms embargo, say 9 Asean members
SUNDAY, MAY 30, 2021
WASHINGTON - Nine out of the 10 members of Asean want a draft UN resolution to drop a call for an embargo on arms supplies to the Myanmar military in the wake of its Feb 1 coup detat and the ensuing brutal crackdown.
Obama announces full lifting of Vietnam arms embargo
MONDAY, MAY 23, 2016
The United States has fully lifted its ban on weapons sales to Vietnam, President Barack Obama announced on Monday during a visit to Hanoi, unpicking a decades-old embargo on the one-time enemy.