{"id":1537544,"date":"2024-03-06T00:50:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2024\/03\/australia-announces-1-3-billion-fund-to-boost-investment-in-southeast-asia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T00:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T00:50:00","slug":"australia-announces-1-3-billion-fund-to-boost-investment-in-southeast-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2024\/03\/06\/australia-announces-1-3-billion-fund-to-boost-investment-in-southeast-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia Announces $1.3 Billion Fund to Boost Investment in Southeast Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"The economic focus of this week's ASEAN-Australia summit has been shadowed by the continuing tensions in the South China Sea.\n