THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Free Trade Area (AFTA) and its core governing framework, the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (Atiga), are important elements to Southeast Asia’s regional ...

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has never been the strongest club in the neighborhood. It has no aircraft carriers, no single currency and no central government capable of telling ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a key regional intergovernmental organization that encourages political, economic, and social cooperation among Southeast Asian nations. Since its ...

While ASEAN's status as an invited guest in the G20 affords the bloc some influence, permanent membership would give it crucial consensus-building power. ASEAN is important both economically and ...

Hosted under India’s Chairship, the BRICS (Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China, and South Africa), an informal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Workers arrange microphones on the stage before the start of the opening ceremony of the 48th ASEAN summit and related ...

ASEAN faces significant humanitarian and coordination challenges if a crisis erupts in the Taiwan Strait. More than 700,000 Southeast Asians live and work on the island and current evacuation planning ...

A Malaysian official raises the country’s flag ahead of the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025. Credit: MOFA Malaysia Kuala Lumpur is under a tight security lockdown this week – ...

ASEAN airports supported 23.3 million jobs and $244bn in GDP in 2025, but the region will need $341bn in airport investment ...

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is urging Asean member states to give women greater decision-making roles, saying ...

Despite its decade-long presence as a guest at G20 summits, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) faces a complex journey towards full membership in the world’s premier economic forum.