Diplomacy

Spotlight Singapore marks 20 years with Kobe edition

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.

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

US President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping are slated to meet in Beijing on May 14-15.

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

The fourth Amity Circle retreat was hosted by Temasek Foundation from Apr 8 to 10 in Hanoi.

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

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

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

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

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

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