The ability of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to respond to crises has become a new focus as the region faces a growing set of geopolitical risks: maritime disputes in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait tensions, nuclear risks on the Korean peninsula, and a precarious situation in Myanmar
More than 300 senior government officials, ambassadors, policymakers and corporate leaders from ASEAN, Hong Kong and China’s Greater Bay Area (GBA) gathered at the Fullerton Ocean Park Hotel Hong Kong for the South China Morning Post (SCMP) Greater Bay Area-ASEAN Summit 2026, where the buzz of rapid progress in development and trade can be felt at the corridors of the event hall
The Building HPC Infrastructure and HPC Capacity for ASEAN Data Utilization Project, implemented under the Korea-ASEAN Digital Innovation Flagship (KADIF) program, reached a key milestone with the Opening Ceremony of the ASEAN-Korea High Performance Computing (HPC) Facility in Indonesia on June 18, 2026
Fourth ACAD session reviews progress with focus on trade, investment, regional stability
India has spent the last 16 years paying for its trade deal with ASEAN. The India-EU FTA would not repeat those mistakes
The South China Sea, one of the world’s most contested maritime spaces, continues to draw attention from regional and global actors as they seek to protect and assert their territorial claims and other interests in the region
Global investment in the energy sector continued to expand, with total investment reaching US$3.3 trillion in 2025, the highest level on record
China will continue to strengthen bilateral and multilateral development cooperation with ASEAN to deliver more pragmatic outcomes and promote the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
