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How Asean must straddle the US-China gap

29 tháng 07. 2026

When the South China Sea rivalry is structural, US-China relations will always remain acute

China and Japan differ on whether their foreign ministers spoke last week at ASEAN

29 tháng 07. 2026

Japan and China are giving conflicting accounts about whether their foreign ministers briefly spoke last week

Brunei, Timor-Leste strengthen parliamentary ties

29 tháng 07. 2026

The Department of Councils of State on Tuesday (July 28) welcomed a delegation from the Futuru Lider Ba Asean (FLBA) Cohort 3 programme from Timor-Leste, comprising 11 participants

Canada’s ASEAN deal is about more than market access

29 tháng 07. 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has repeatedly called for the Canada–ASEAN Free Trade Agreement to be concluded in 2026, raising it with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in June

Cambodia’s Next Stage of Growth: Building Resilience in an Uncertain World

29 tháng 07. 2026

Over the past two years, Cambodia has faced an unusually challenging external environment. Trade policy uncertainty, border tensions with Thailand, higher global oil prices, a prolonged property market correction, and pockets of stress in the banking sector have tested one of ASEAN’s fastest-growing economies

Concepcion calls for inclusive Asean digital economy

29 tháng 07. 2026

As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC), businessman Jose Ma. Concepcion III stressed the need for a more inclusive and borderless digital economy in the region

AMRO lifts Asean+3 growth forecast as AI demand boosts regional resilience

29 tháng 07. 2026

The Asean+3 region's economic growth forecast has been revised upward to 4.1 per cent for 2026 from the previous projection of 4.0 per cent, underpinned by resilient domestic demand, strong technology exports and sustained momentum in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector

Changing global order puts ASEAN's relevance to the test

29 tháng 07. 2026

Evi Fitriani, an international relations expert at the University of Indonesia, said wars had long been driven by competition over territory and resources, but today's conflicts were increasingly shaped by globalization and economic interdependence