A view of the residence of late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew on Oxley Road, Singapore.
Politics

Family feud has Singaporeans questioning their leadership

The next general election could see the opposition gain traction

31 August 2017
Having built its fortune on global trade, Singapore is now looking to establish itself as the world’s leading center for innovation. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

How Singapore is going from trade hub to innovation hub

City-state looking to compete with Silicon Valley

31 August 2017
The chief TPP negotiator for Japan, Kazuyoshi Umemoto, at left, speaks at a meeting Monday in Australia.
Economy

'TPP 11' to freeze drug data protection demanded by US

Remaining members thrashing out details to revive trade pact

31 August 2017
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi answers questions from reporters after attending the 24th ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila on Aug. 7.
Politics

Editorial: ASEAN's biggest challenge is confronting China

At 50, the bloc must find unity to stand up to Beijing's power plays

24 August 2017
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Economy

Asian bonds to remain in favor despite upward trend in U.S. rates: Fidelity

Investors drawn by greater transparency, better debt management

23 August 2017
Adm. Scott Swift, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, speaks on the McCain collision at Changi Naval Base in Singapore. (Photo by Mayuko Tani)
Politics

Remains of missing found in US destroyer damaged off Singapore

Admiral sees no indication of cyberattack to blame

23 August 2017
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong delivers his annual National Day Rally speech.
Politics

Lee pushes initiatives for a 'smarter, healthier' Singapore

Premier's annual speech promotes long-term nation building, ignores family feud

21 August 2017
DRB-Hicom Group Managing Director Syed Faisal Albar, left, shakes hands with Li Donghui of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group at a signing ceremony on May 24. DRB-Hicom is selling 49.9% of Malaysian automaker Proton to the Chinese company.
Politics

For ASEAN, Japan is a key counterbalance to China

China's growing economic influence also poses risks to the 10-nation bloc

14 August 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, sixth from right, poses with the ASEAN Foreign Ministers during the closing ceremony of the 50th ASEAN Regional Forum summit in Manila on August 8.
Politics

Divided ASEAN hands China diplomatic coup

Regional group is fading into irrelevance as the supposed engine of integration

12 August 2017
Massive traffic jams like this are a daily occurrence in Jakarta. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

ASEAN is looking good, but now looking up to China and India

Even with solid growth through 2050, region will still be dwarfed by two giants

11 August 2017
Students wave Vietnamese national flags during a military parade in Ho Chi Minh City in April 2015 as part of the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon.
Politics

Time for idealism is over in ASEAN

Contradiction is the shared ideal beneath the grouping's multiple systems

10 August 2017
An empty guard post outside former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road residence in Singapore
Politics

Singaporeans reveal a pent-up desire for debate on social issues

Prime minister's family feud goes viral, provides public a rare chance to vent

10 August 2017
An empty guard post outside former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew's Oxley Road residence in Singapore
Tea Leaves

Singaporeans reveal a pent-up desire for debate on social issues

Prime minister's family feud goes viral, provides public a rare chance to vent

10 August 2017
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Economy

Australia ready to move forward on 'TPP 11': trade minister

Country would like to keep renegotiation to a minimum

9 August 2017
An a erial view of ​Jakarta's ​Sudirman business district ​at sunset​. For half a century, peace has broadly prevailed and prosperity taken hold in many Southeast Asian countries.
Economy

At 50, ASEAN is still punching below its weight

A stronger secretariat would help group build on its stability achievements

9 August 2017
Leaders attend the signing ceremony for the ASEAN Community, which includes the ASEAN Economic Community, in Kuala Lumpur in November 2015.
Economy

Ever-adaptable ASEAN confronts new tests

After a fruitful 50 years, the bloc is divided by uneven wealth and China's rise

8 August 2017
Signing of Bangkok Declaration, Aug.8, 1967 (Courtesy of ASEAN Secretariat)
Economy

ASEAN is more than it may seem

Regional grouping is still relevant after all these years

8 August 2017
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono shake hands before their meeting in Manila on Aug. 7.
Economy

US, Japan, Australia urge ASEAN to 'maximize pressure' on North Korea

Also call for legally binding code of conduct in South China Sea

8 August 2017
Sunset over the Andaman Sea near the proposed entrance to the Kra Canal (Photo by William Mellor)
Economy

Influential Thais in push for Kra Canal project

China's Belt and Road Initiative may kick-start long-envisaged $28bn seaway

7 August 2017
Malaysians in traditional dress hold flags of ASEAN ​member countries. The Southeast Asia's club of nations, ASEAN, will turn 50 on Aug. 8 and already it appears to be grappling with midlife crisis.
Economy

ASEAN's awkward midlife crisis

Regional bloc needs closer integration to withstand challenges

7 August 2017
Greater solidarity is needed if ASEAN is to fulfill its potential.
Politics

China looms ever larger over ASEAN as US steps back

Realities of Trump era confront 50-year-old bloc

7 August 2017
A photo taken by the Philippine Air Force in April shows China's steady construction of buildings and airstrips on the Spratly Islands.
Politics

ASEAN alarmed by China's militarized South China Sea islands

Southeast Asian bloc quiet on need for legally binding code of conduct

7 August 2017
The flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, on the far right, stands with those of the bloc's 10 members.
Politics

For ASEAN, collective security is key to future

As the group marks its 50th anniversary, security concerns loom as a deeply divisive issue

6 August 2017
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, second from left, is escorted by Zhao Jianhua, left, China's ambassador to the Philippines, upon arriving in Pasay City, suburban Manila, on August 5.
Politics

Vietnam defies China's maritime aggression

Rest of ASEAN shrugs its shoulders at South China Sea issue

6 August 2017