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Asean Business

Asean’s top diplomats meet in shadow of US-Iran conflict

2026-07-21T08:16:14.000Z
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Workers preparing for the Asean Summit opening ceremony in May. Non-member dialogue partners at the events this week include the US, China, India and Russia.
Opinion & Features

World powers are courting Asean. Can the region capitalise on that?

2026-07-20T23:00:00.000Z
A US State Department spokesperson said South Korea “should not impose disproportionate burdens on US companies” such as Coupang.
International

How a dispute over e-commerce firm Coupang is testing US-South Korea ties

2026-07-20T00:28:55.000Z
Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte has reportedly acknowledged the “massive build-up” of China’s military and noted that it “will have 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030”.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

Nato looks East amid squabbles in the West

2026-07-10T23:00:00.000Z
Akiko Kawabe (left), director of the Japan Creative Centre at the Embassy of Japan in Singapore, and The Rice Company chairman Jennie Chua; the programme returns to Japan after 20 years.
Singapore

Spotlight Singapore marks 20 years with Kobe edition

2026-06-26T23:00:00.000Z
Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow speaks to the media after a special meeting of Asean Foreign Ministers on the Thailand-Cambodia situation at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 22, 2025.
Asean Business

Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet on Asean sidelines amid uneasy truce 

2026-05-07T08:31:45.000Z
US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are slated to meet in Beijing on May 14-15.
International

Trump says Xi has been ‘respectful’ on Iran, downplaying strains

2026-05-06T09:48:32.000Z
The fourth Amity Circle retreat was hosted by Temasek Foundation from Apr 8 to 10 in Hanoi.
Asean Business

Middle East-linked energy supply shocks put Asean Power Grid back in focus

2026-04-14T09:48:55.000Z
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is making his fourth visit to China in four years.
International

Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order

2026-04-13T04:10:20.000Z
PM Anthony Albanese (above) and Foreign Minister Penny Wong are due to meet with Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah in Brunei and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in Malaysia.
Asean Business

Australia PM to visit Brunei, Malaysia in renewed fuel diplomacy amid Iran war

2026-04-13T03:19:09.000Z
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