ASEAN’s economic integration has been built on the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), agreed in 1992 and implemented through the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with Indo-Pacific Quad Foreign Ministers in Manila, Philippines, July 22, 2026. Credit: U.S. State Department photo by Mateo S. Melendy The East Asia Summit, ...

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 ...

ASEAN prepares to finalize its digital trade pact as advocates question its safeguards, while businesses remain uncertain ...

On July 26, 2024, in Vientiane, Laos, the foreign ministers from the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India will meet, marking a significant landmark in their relationship. This ...

Data from the IMF shows that since 2018, ASEAN economies have continued to increase their market share of both Chinese and U.S. imports, value-added and foreign direct investment. However, global ...

While ASEAN's status as an invited guest in the G20 affords the bloc some influence, permanent membership would give it crucial consensus-building power. ASEAN is important both economically and ...

Rising US unilateralism and global trade uncertainty reflect a structural shift towards geostrategic competition, offering an opportunity for middle powers to reshape multilateral frameworks to be ...

World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series of international summits in Southeast Asia over the coming week, where divisions between major powers and conflict ...

As world leaders convene in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this year, the global conversation is dominated by trade. With sweeping tariffs back in the headlines, trade policy has ...

Last week, President Biden attended the ASEAN summit in Cambodia, which is currently chair of the regional organization, and also held a U.S.-ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh. The U.S.-ASEAN summit did ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. CEBU, PHILIPPINES - MAY 08: (L-R) Myanmar Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign ...