Category: ASEAN

President Xi Jinping declared on Tuesday on his state visit to Malaysia that China firmly supports ASEAN unity and centrality. He pledged deeper cooperation as regional economies brace for the ripple effects of a sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Malaysia today with a clear message in his newly published article in Malaysian media: as Washington doubles down on tariffs, trade barriers, and economic containment, Beijing is looking to deepen its alliances across Southeast Asia, with Malaysia now cast as an ...

Despite two decades of commitments, the South China Sea remains a diplomatic riptide. Last week's latest ASEAN–China talks in Manila sought to advance a long-stalled Code of Conduct, but there was no progress. However, progress remains elusive as regional ...

Amid escalating trade tensions triggered by sweeping US tariffs, ASEAN will convene a Special Leaders’ Meeting following a call for unity by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim—just days before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to arrive in Malaysia for a state visit.

Trump’s latest tariffs aren’t just an attack on Southeast Asia — they’re a calculated strike at China’s economic flank. Vietnam has a 46% tariff, Cambodia and Laos have 49% and 48%, and Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore have rates between ...

As China’s influence grows across Southeast Asia, Thailand is carefully treading a fine line, choosing not to side with either Beijing or Washington. At an event on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai explained that Thailand's foreign policy needs ...

Fresh sparks are flying again over the South China Sea. China’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday slammed Vietnam’s construction work on the Barque Canada Reef, a small islet in the contested Spratly Islands that Vietnam has occupied since the 1980s. ...

Malaysia will host the first summit between China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) a key group of Middle Eastern states. The ASEAN+GCC+China summit will mark Malaysia's chairship of ASEAN. The GCC (which includes Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, ...

Vietnam is poised to become the fastest-growing economy in the Asia-Pacific region in 2026. The World Bank projects a GDP growth rate of 6.3%, followed by the Philippines at 6% and Indonesia at 5.1%. In its latest ‘Global Economic ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is prioritizing the fight against online scams in 2025, with Malaysia taking the lead as the rotating chair. A significant part of this effort involves close collaboration with China, which has pledged to strengthen its partnership with ASEAN to ...

Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand are confirmed to become BRICS partner countries starting January 1, 2025, according to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov. “One of the important results of the summit was the establishment of the category of BRICS partner countries and ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to meet with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on the Malaysian island of Langkawi near the Thai border as part of efforts to bolster ASEAN cooperation amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges.