Asean must enhance economic integration to counter global challenges like protectionism, aiming to become a single production and investment zone by reducing trade barriers.

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN has agreed that an election in Myanmar was not a priority and is urging the country's ruling junta to adhere to its peace commitments instead, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Friday.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, met with Chinese Foreign Minister H.E. Wang Yi on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meetings in Kuala Lumpur yesterday (12).

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian countries to "act with purpose" and enhance trade among each other in the face of global uncertainty, as regional foreign ministers met amid renewed jitters over U.

The history of the 21st century will be written in Asia, and the United States intends to be part of it, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared in Kuala Lumpur during

Southeast Asian football's brightest prospects will get the chance to showcase their abilities once more when the biennial ASEAN U-23 Championship returns in July. Officially known as the ASEAN U-23 Mandiri Cup 2025,

While the lack of progress on trade agreements is a concern, economists at Capital Economics expect most Asian nations to reach deals that subject U.S.-bound goods to tariffs in the range of 10% to 20%.

The ideal of inclusion meets the reality of institutional adjustment.

The U.S. Secretary of State wants to bolster defense ties in the Indo-Pacific, while distrust of Trump’s commitments to the region, particularly on economic issues, runs deep.