Membership of ASEAN brings Timor-Leste political visibility and economic opportunity, but also new exposure to disputes.
As the Philippines takes the helm of ASEAN in 2026 as Chair, it must therefore steer the regional organization towards making significant progress in realizing a rules-based and actionable code of ...
ASEAN’s relief capacity remains largely untested in man-made or geopolitical crises. Despite recent efforts to strengthen the ...
ADB President Masato Kanda met with Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. at Malacañang Palace where they discussed ...
Washington stands to gain more from engaging constructively with ASEAN as a bloc, rather than with individual ASEAN states ...
The Philippines' Department of National Defence (DND) will push for practical cooperation in the defence sector anchored on ...
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Grants issued for Asean power grid

THE Asean Centre for Energy (ACE) last week signed two financing grants to help accelerate the development of the Asean Power Grid (APG).
The Philippines has long stood at the center of ASEAN’s evolution – from its role in the 1967 Bangkok Declaration to its continuing contributions across ASEAN’s political, economic and socio-cultural ...
Asia are well represented at the The One Club for Creativity, with 41 industry leaders to serve on on the global jury for The One Show 2026.
Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN, affirmed ASEAN’s commitment to leading the charge in digital transformation.
Bangkok (Thailand), 26 November 2025 - A new set of recommendations endorsed last week by countries across Southeast Asia aim ...
Under Malaysia’s chairmanship, Asean has launched an ambitious roadmap with 18 Priority Economic Deliverables in a bid to ...