At the beginning of 2026, the global economic and trade landscape remains under strain. Growth forecasts continue to soften ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are pushing ahead with talks on a third version of a free trade agreement at an ASEAN summit in the Indonesian capital ...

China and ASEAN on Tuesday officially signed the upgraded China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (FTA) 3.0 Upgrade Protocol, marking a major step forward in regional economic integration. The signing took place ...

SHENZHEN, China, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 ASEAN-China Greater Bay Area Economic Cooperation (Qianhai) Forum was held in Qianhai, Shenzhen from July 29 to 30. More than 500 political and ...

FILE - Indonesia's Adm. Yudo Margono, center, talks with Cambodia's Gen. Vong Pisen, second right, Thailand's Gen. Chalermphon Srisawasdi, third left, and Vietnam's senior Lt. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, ...

Following Thailand and Malaysia, Vietnam last month became the third Southeast Asian “partner country” of BRICS. BRICS partnership, an extended cooperation mechanism established at the grouping’s ...

Despite widespread skepticism about its upcoming chairmanship, Malaysia has a plan to remedy some of the bloc’s root problems. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim takes ASEAN’s ceremonial gavel ...

In April 2024, Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin proposed a single visa program for mainland ASEAN states to boost tourist numbers and promote economic growth. But this ambitious plan faces ...