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Asian countries rehearse food incident response

Eleven Asian countries have rehearsed preparation for a cross-border food contamination event.All 11 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Jaka...

Asean urged to boost food security amid risks

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should explore alternative mechanisms to ensure regional food security amid potential disruptions arising f...

Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether g...

Southeast Asia’s next century will be built on bridges, not blocs

Southeast Asia’s growth story is often told through numbers. According to the ASEAN Statistical Highlights 2025, ASEAN had a population of 682.7 million and a nominal GDP of US$3.9...

ASEAN to discuss tackling transboundary haze ahead of summit, Malaysia says

KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian foreign ministers will discuss how to tackle haze blanketing parts of the region ahead of the ASEAN bloc’s summit next month, Malaysia’s top diplomat...

ASEAN Envoys Inspect BrahMos Facility As India Highlights Indigenous Defence Capabilities

A delegation of high-ranking diplomats from Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries, led by Singapore High Commissioner Simon Wong, conducted a landmark visit to th...

Tengku Zafrul: Asean’s next integration stage could draw on Malaysia’s NIMP 2030 principles

SINGAPORE, Sept 21 — Asean’s next stage of economic integration could draw on the principles underpinned by...

ASEAN can still hedge between America and China on AI. It needs to get its act together first

Can ASEAN members draw from both the Chinese and Western ecosystems in pursuit of their own interests?

Southeast Asia should work as one to help content flourish overseas

Myanmar Establishes New Committee to Advance Normalization With ASEAN

The creation of the body, which comes ahead of next month's ASEAN Summit in Manila, is intended to “regain the country’s original role and rights” in the bloc.

Health cooperation gets fresh push as Asean, China face new threats

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — Asean and China are seeking to deepen their decade-long health cooperation as the region c...

Southeast Asia supports multilateralism, wary of US or China leadership: survey

Southeast Asia remains comparatively confident in international cooperation even as scepticism grows over whether the United States or China should take a leading global role, a ne...

As the US and China compete over AI, Asean must secure strategic autonomy

International relations has long measured power through familiar instruments: military capability, territory, energy, capital and control of trade. The digital revolution added inf...

ASEAN: From ‘Circumvention Export Hub’ to ‘Value Creation Hub’

As the U.S.-China rivalry hollows out the WTO, Japan and ASEAN have a chance to build something new.

ASEAN eyes signing of digital economy pact at November Manila summit

Japan and ASEAN to consider expanding trade pact

At a meeting in Manila, participants expressed interest in strengthening cooperation in energy security, AI and supply chains, among other fields.

Gazprom sees ASEAN requirement for gas storage facilities

Gazprom views ASEAN as one of its priority regions, much like the Global South countries in general, the holding's Deputy Department Head Yury Dyachenko noted

Malaysia advocating Asean self-reliance in essential medicines, says Dzulkefly

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 19 — Malaysia is spearheading efforts to strengthen Asean’s self-reliance in essential medici...

ASEAN just upgraded its trade rulebook. Most operators will scale on the old one

Over the past year, the question I hear from operators shipping into three or four ASEAN markets has quietly changed. It used to be about the tariff. Now it is about the paperwork....

Malaysia's Anwar backs Myanmar's ASEAN return after repatriation talks

Why Is Brazil So Interested in ASEAN?

With its traditional markets less reliable, Brazil sees immense potential in Southeast Asia's growing economies.

Timor-Leste: Watching the transition of ASEAN’s newest star

This month marks a year since Timor-Leste was formally welcomed into ASEAN, and the transformation of the capital Dili, in that short time is staggering.

US-China AI race turning ASEAN neutrality into a liability

For decades, Southeast Asia has turned great-power rivalry to an economic advantage. By maintaining healthy ties with Washington and Beijing, ASEAN governments attracted investment...

Philippines voices concern over Myanmar airstrike deaths, injuries

MANILA — The Philippines, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), expressed concern over an airstrike in Myanmar’s Rakhine state that caused deaths, injuries a...