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Chinese businesses are sending increasing volumes of goods to the US via south-east Asia in a bid to evade the tariff wall ...
At Brics business forum, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim calls on emerging markets bloc to learn from Asean to challenge Western ...
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), a combined market of 700 million people, must become a more seamless and ...
The India-ASEAN FTA (Free Trade Agreement) was signed in 2009, and since then, we see that the trade deficit between India and ASEAN countries has increased manifold, which remains a matter of concern ...
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., who is set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address on July 28, is expected to use the remainder of his term cementing a foreign policy legacy defined by ...
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The driving force behind an inclusive, prosperous Asean
When I was first asked to represent the Philippines in the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC), I knew I had to say yes. As someone who has long advocated for MSMEs through Go Negosyo, I saw ...
PM Narendra Modi will find it difficult to commit to a trade deal with a maverick and unpredictable US President without ...
Regular meetings and conferences among member countries and with dialogue partners have helped to enhance peace and brought ...
Final preparations for the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and related programmes are progressing smoothly.
Opinion
The trimming of the Quad
The Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Washington on 1 July was of considerable consequence, especially as an indicator of how the Trump administration 2.0 viewed the plurilateral grouping of the US, India ...
Malaysia, as the ASEAN Chair for 2025, has demonstrated its credibility as host by successfully drawing strong particip ...
Indonesia’s external debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 30.6% in the first quarter of 2025, the lowest among the Group of Twenty (G20 ...