Diplomacy

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

Geopolitical tensions, subsea cable networks are reshaping region’s energy security, integration

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is making his fourth visit to China in four years.

Spanish premier urges China to take bigger role in multipolar order

Sanchez is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday

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.

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

Ties with Asean are even more important as US foreign policy grows increasingly unpredictable under US President Donald Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping personally extended the invitation to Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun (pictured) for the trip from April 7 to 12.

Xi invites Taiwan’s opposition leader to first visit in decade

CHINA has invited the leader of Taiwan’s opposition party to visit the mainland next month, the first such trip by a sitting leader of the Kuomintang since 2016.

A China Coast Guard ship navigating near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, Aug 13, 2025.

China urges Philippines to stabilise ties amid maritime row

CHINA called on the Philippines to help create the conditions needed to stabilise and improve bilateral relations as officials concluded two days of talks on their territorial disputes in the South Ch...

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong with Hainan Communist Party secretary Feng Fei on Mar 26. Both agreed that Singapore and Hainan have much to gain from cooperation.

Singapore supports Hainan’s development as free trade port: PM Wong

Under this arrangement, most international goods can enter Hainan province tariff-free

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says the global environment has become more uncertain, with wars, geopolitical rivalry and multilateralism being challenged

China has critical role in shaping resilient global order, says PM Wong

The Boao Forum for Asia brings together 2,000 representatives to discuss regional economic cooperation

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the China Development Forum in Beijing, China, March 22, 2026.

China positions itself as a stable economic force amid global uncertainty at Beijing forum

More US corporate leaders travelled to Beijing for the conference this year

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi warned that she faced an “extremely difficult” meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

Trump calls for Japan, Nato to ‘step up’ on Iran as oil prices bite

Trump’s pleas for help have received a lukewarm response from allies