As the Philippines prepares to host the annual ASEAN Summits this year, the leader of the private sector’s ASEAN ...

In 2023, the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan celebrated 50 years of friendship and cooperation. In 1973, Japan became the first country to initiate dialogue with the newly ...

The theme for Indonesia’s chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2023, “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth,” aims to validate Southeast Asia’s status as an epicenter of ...

ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn speaks during the closing ceremony of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2023. Credit: ASEAN Secretariat/Kusuma Pandu ...

A general view of the ASEAN East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia. Pool via REUTERS/Adi Weda Ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in Indonesia, cooperation between ASEAN and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Allan Marks is a lawyer who covers energy, infrastructure and climate. At the 46 th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian ...

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 ...

As geopolitical flashpoints proliferate and great power competition spills into every corner of the Indo-Pacific, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is at risk of subverting its center ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership Malaysia's 2025 ASEAN chairmanship advanced digital economy ...

ASEAN has been challenged by internal conflicts and increased rivalry between the United States and China, yet it continues to work towards maintaining strategic autonomy and avoiding regional ...

It was only recently that I heard the ASEAN anthem for the first time and realized how beautiful its message is, how appropriate it is for the times. Titled The ASEAN Way, it includes a line: “We dare ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Sunday that Washington and Beijing would establish military-to-military communications channels, adding that bilateral ties ...