This year’s summit reflects the prominent place that ASEAN occupies in Asia’s diplomatic calendar. But some say the organization has devolved into an ineffective talk-shop. October 27, 2025 On October ...

The country’s admission caps off a 14-year journey toward accession, but also presents new challenges for the Southeast Asian bloc. Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao signs the declaration ...

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said if the EU and ASEAN can come together to discuss a digital economy agreement, it would be a "major breakthrough." It does not mean that ASEAN and the ...

Joshua Kurlantzick is senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations. When the ten leaders of the countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ...

President Trump is traveling to Malaysia for the event, his first destination in a nearly weeklong trip. By Sui-Lee Wee Reporting from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For his first stop on a whirlwind tour of ...

ASEAN’s health systems run at two speeds, leaving millions without reliable access to essential medicines. To bridge regional gaps, ASEAN’s least-developed countries could follow the ‘ASEAN Minus X’ ...

The Asia Society is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating the world about Asia. It has several centers in the United States and around the world Hong Kong, Manila, Mumbai, Seoul, ...

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Albudaiwi emphasized the strong and multifaceted relationship between the GCC and ASEAN countries during a roundtable discussion on "ASEAN's ...