The new normal for any ASEAN Chair is the expectation of having to manage a crisis, if not multiple crises, amid an increasingly hostile geopolitical environment. The Myanmar conflict and South China ...

The year 2025 was never going to be easy for ASEAN. The region braced for greater geoeconomic pressures, rising unilateralism, internal conflicts and supply chain disruptions. ASEAN ended the year ...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim takes the ASEAN chair’s gavel from Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Oct. 11, 2024. Credit: Facebook/ Anwar Ibrahim In recent years, Southeast Asia has ...

A Malaysian official raises the country’s flag ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025. Credit: MOFA Malaysia Kuala Lumpur is under a tight security lockdown this week – ...

AEF2025 is a two-day premier international event dedicated to showcasing the excellence of ASEAN universities, promoting innovation, and strengthening collaboration within the ASEAN countries and ...

ASEAN looks to international cooperation as China and the Gulf states join its summit for the first time. Participation of China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in the May 2025 summit of the ...

Singapore's Jovin Tan, a former sailor, triumphs in boccia at the Asean Para Games, claiming his first gold medal in the sport. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recorded an estimated 144 million international visitor arrivals in 2025, sustaining the ...

MANILA: The Philippines is among the slowest to recover in intra-Asean tourism, lagging behind most South-East Asian ...