ASEAN Foreign Ministers take part in a meeting of the 50th Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila, Philippines August 5.
Politics

ASEAN firmly condemns North Korean missile tests

Diplomats express 'grave concerns' over Pyongyang's provocations

5 August 2017
Personnel prepare flags before a press briefing for the first meeting of the opening session of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on August 29, 2013. (Getty Images)
Asean at 50

To survive another 50 years, ASEAN must learn from its past

Internal divisions and big power interventions are likely to persist

4 August 2017
The North Korean flag, center, flies near the site of the upcoming ASEAN meetings in Manila on Thursday.
International relations

ASEAN shows little sign of closing ranks on North Korea

Kim Jong Nam killing, Chinese clout dampen bloc's interest

4 August 2017
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3 August 2017
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his second State of the Nation Address at the House of Representatives in Quezon city, north of Manila, on July 24.
Politics

Duterte's moves could hasten regional 'Pax Sinica'

Beijing benefits amid deepening security crises in Philippines

1 August 2017
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Economy

Toyota supply chain is Exhibit A of deepening ASEAN integration

Carmaker capitalizes on falling trade barriers with plants across the bloc

29 July 2017
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Economy

At 50, ASEAN is reaping the rewards of economic integration

Falling trade barriers are boosting growth and changing how the bloc does business

27 July 2017
Amitav Acharya
Economy

ASEAN must stay out of great-power tussles in Asia

Amid rising China-US tensions, Southeast Asia should focus on its home ground

27 July 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

27 July 2017
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Economy

Then and now: ASEAN by the numbers

The bloc has grown steadily richer over the years. Can it continue its climb?

27 July 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

27 July 2017
Surin Pitsuwan
Economy

ASEAN needs more cohesion to stand on its own

Bloc's ex-chief sees inequality, reliance on external trade as vulnerabilities

27 July 2017
Myanmar workers wait before leaving Thailand at Mae Sot Immigration office in Tak province on July 3.
International relations

Prospects fade for ASEAN migrant worker deal

New arrests, penalties suggest region's governments in no mood to compromise

22 July 2017
Singapore's dazzling skyline testifies to its boom times, but the city-state's old recipe for growth is losing its effectiveness.
20 July 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump talks with Indonesia's President Joko Widodo during a working session at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8.
Politics

Southeast Asia views Trump administration with unease

Despite signs of continuity in US policy, the risk of surprise remains

13 July 2017
Singapore's dazzling skyline testifies to its boom times, but the city-state's old recipe for growth is losing its effectiveness.
Politics

Why Singapore is struggling to reinvent itself

Roots of today`s problems were visible in the city-state over 20 years ago

11 July 2017
Elayne Whyte Gomez, chair of the U.N. conference negotiating the treaty, reacts after more than 120 countries voted in favor.
Politics

UN adopts treaty for outlawing nuclear weapons

More than 120 nations rejoice, but nuclear-armed countries reject pact

8 July 2017
Japan's Nobuteru Ishihara, center, leaves a meeting of the TPP 11 during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ministers' conference in Hanoi on May 21, 2017.
Politics

TPP 11 to discuss writing US out of trade pact

Drug data protection, tariffs among issues for negotiators at next week's Japan meeting

8 July 2017
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke to Parliament on July 4.
Politics

Prime minister urges Singaporeans to get back to work

Opposition doubts parliamentary debate has brought closure to family feud

5 July 2017
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has taken a rancorous dispute with his siblings over their late father's estate from Facebook to parliament.
Politics

Lee family dispute moves from Facebook to parliament

Opposition says spat over Lee Kwan Yew's house hurting national image

4 July 2017