Confrontation, militarisation and US–China rivalry made for choppy waters in the South China Sea in 2025, complicating prospects for an ASEAN–China Code of Conduct.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a big economic bloc with a combined population of 686 million in 2024, the third largest in the world after India and China. Its combined GDP size ...

There’s no doubt that China is desperately seeking new markets to hawk its goods and commodities after the U.S. trade tariffs kicked in. This is especially true when it comes to the country’s steel ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from U.S. tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime ...

Even as China turns to the region to manage overcapacity and geopolitical headwinds, Southeast Asia will continue to shape trade on its own terms. Leaders from China and Southeast Asian nations pose ...

Rather than delivering balanced gains, the landmark free trade agreement has created growing trade deficits for Indonesia.

The partnership offers a chance to reduce US reliance through new supply chains, trade agreements and regional production in critical sectors When the leaders of Asean, the Gulf Cooperation Council ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — China signed an expanded version of a free trade agreement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as both face increased protectionism from the United States, ...

ASEAN’s clean energy sector is expanding quickly with China as the dominant investor, but fragmented policies, weak labour safeguards, and fragile supply chains risk locking the region into a ...

As President Donald Trump appeared at the annual ASEAN leaders summit, held this year in the organization’s chair Malaysia—the leadership of ASEAN rotates every year among the 10 (now 11 with Timor ...