ASEAN faces pressure to move from managing political turbulence to more decisive regional leadership as conflict, economic ...

Southeast Asia is in a defining period of economic consolidation. With strengthening trade relationships, accelerating digitalisation, and renewed coordination under Malaysia’s 2025 ASEAN Chairmanship ...

ASEAN may have weathered 2025’s economic and geopolitical shocks, but it must address its structural and strategic limitations to survive the challenges of tomorrow ...

The Philippines is steering the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in delivering outcomes that would help the ...

Marcus Tantau from Templeton Research sees maritime Southeast Asia faring well, but predicts mixed fortunes for the mainland ...

THE Philippines is putting economic resilience and innovation at the center of its ASEAN chairmanship in 2026, with the digital economy and critical minerals strategy emerging as flagship priorities.

THE Philippines will host the Asean Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting–Working Group and related meetings from Feb. 9 to 13, 2026, in Panglao Island, Bo ...

It may be hard to believe to many, but the Philippines has surpassed Thailand in terms of tourism’s contribution to the local ...

It was a productive weekend in Nasugbu. I brought the members of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council for our 105th meeting for a working weekend, followed by a much-deserved break in one of my ...

ASEAN is on track to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030, but it faces a dual challenge: navigating economic recovery amid trade fragmentation and managing an urgent energy transition.

Last year was challenging for Asean. Its leaders struggled to find viable solutions to addressing the ongoing conflict in ...

THE Philippines is among the strongest tourism economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), ranking at the top in tourism’s contribution to ...