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Asean Summit

ASEAN Business

Malaysia’s US trade deal: what it means for SMEs, exporters and manufacturers

Up to 70 per cent of South-east Asian businesses are planning to digitalise their supply chain management, a study by StanChart found.
Global Enterprise

Forging resilience: How South-east Asia is digitalising trade to overcome headwinds

As nations react to a multipolar and shifting world, Asean must step up to differentiate itself and deliver benefits to its members, says the writer.
Opinion & Features

Asean centrality is more than its summit guest list

US President Donald Trump is pictured next to Malaysian national flags before he departs on Air Force One from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on October 27, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

US engagement at Asean Summit signals renewed focus on S-E Asia

Ensuring smooth flows of essential goods and manpower helps prevent choke points that delay export orders and trigger spikes in input prices.
ASEAN Business

The Asean-China Free Trade Area was upgraded. Now what?

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong (L) attended the 28th Asean-China Summit on Oct 28, 2025. The summit took place shortly after both sides signed an agreement to upgrade ACFTA 3.0.
ASEAN Business

PM Wong calls for deeper Asean-China collaboration to strengthen trust, regional stability

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to Singapore media in a wrap-up interview at the end of the Asean summit.
ASEAN Business

No tariff talks at regional summit as PM Wong underscores Asean unity, deeper integration

The US President Donald Trump (fifth from left) first visit to South-east Asia since imposing a series of aggressive trade tariffs shortly after taking office in January.
ASEAN Business
NEWS ANALYSIS

Malaysia leads Asean to peace, trade and unity with Trump in the room

The pacts give Trump some clear wins, like the removal of many tariff and non-tariff barriers on US exports into those countries and pledges to spend billions of US dollars on American goods.
Global Enterprise

Trump’s newest trade deals give US an edge over South-east Asia

“It’s much better than what I expected – the trust, the friendship and the commitment to enhance relations,” Anwar Ibrahim says.
ASEAN Business

Anwar turns Malaysia into stage for dealmaking with Trump’s help

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