ASEAN has been a long-standing anchor for stability in Southeast Asia, laying the groundwork for economic and political cooperation, establishing dialogue, and promoting a security architecture based on rules and mutual respect. Today, with several complex challenges facing the region, it is as vital as ever that ASEAN continues to be part of the management of these challenges. Founding Principles: …

China has made substantial gains recently while the United States has seen a relative fall, underscoring the shifting tides of influence in Southeast Asia. Recent research from Sydney’s Lowy Institute highlights China’s increasing influence in the region, notably in terms of its diplomatic and economic engagement. The United States has issues as a result of this shift, but it also …

The recent diplomatic activities of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his visit to Jakarta for the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meetings and the ASEAN Regional Forum are examined in this article. While Wang tried to allay regional worries about China’s forceful rise and rivalry with the US, ASEAN member nations reacted to his comments with caution and distrust. …

As the US navigates its complicated relationship with China, it is critical to realize the importance of engaging Southeast Asia on its own terms. Independent of the US-China conflict, the area is of enormous strategic, economic, and geopolitical significance.  Southeast Asia is strategically located, linking important trade routes and providing a gateway to the Indo-Pacific area. Beyond its conflict with …

Thailand – A Thai guy who lately fled to Thailand from Taiwan after allegedly murdering  commercial enterprise companions will stand trial withinside the Southeast Asian us of a after turning himself into neighborhood police, a Thai professional stated Friday. Thailand has jurisdiction withinside the case concerning the suspect, who became himself in to police withinside the northern province of Chiang …

Malaysia – The MRT station blocks my view of the city’s velodrome, so I can’t determine how or if the race concludes. Malaysian sports as a metaphor: Haphazard national creations obscure the reality. Malaysia’s uninspired 2021 Hanoi SEA Games. Poor performance. The sports ministry’s spin on 39 golds is misleading. The count needs benchmarks. Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, and Singapore …

ASEAN – According to a joint statement made on May 4 by the foreign ministries of Cambodia, Indonesia, and Thailand, three key leaders’ summits in Southeast Asia are scheduled to take place this year. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and Related Summits will be held in Cambodia from November 11 to 13, while the Group of 20 (G20) …

ASEAN – The leaders of Japan and Thailand announced a new defence agreement today as well as plans to upgrade their economic relations, as Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wrapped up the last leg of a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia. The agreement would facilitate the transfer of defence hardware and technology from Japan to Thailand, which has one of …

AstraZeneca is searching for its vaccine supplies for Southeast Asia in the face of the most serious Covid-19 outbreak. This statement from AstraZeneca, which manufactures its vaccine in Thailand came in light of supply shortage which has gotten the Thai Premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha’s administration heavily criticized. Related PostsA Call To Strengthen Indonesia’s CompetitivenessA Scheme Projected For Thailand’s EconomyGovt to reconsider …

ASEAN is currently in the face of the worsening regional flash points, from the South China Sea to the crisis in Myanmar. ASEAN has been established since the 1967 to promote regional stability and economic growth. It has never been integrated into powerful community like the European Union and it does not aim to be one as well, however, ASEAN …