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Asean

Not just a cheap ride: Chinese EVs come bearing gifts

Workers at a BYD factory. Working with Chinese car and battery makers can help South-east Asian companies improve how they design and manufacture EVs.
Workers at a BYD factory. Working with Chinese car and battery makers can help South-east Asian companies improve how they design and manufacture EVs.

Many South-east Asians support climate action, but hesitant about policies that can raise costs

The sentiment to delay the phase-out of coal spanned all 10 countries, even those with low dependence on coal like Singapore and Myanmar.
The sentiment to delay the phase-out of coal spanned all 10 countries, even those with low dependence on coal like Singapore and Myanmar.

China’s domestic price wars are a threat to its economy

China is in the throes of a cut-throat price war that covers a range of industries and services.
China is in the throes of a cut-throat price war that covers a range of industries and services.

Court rebuke won’t end tariffs threat. Trump has fallbacks

US President Donald Trump still has other options even if the Supreme Court restrains his ability to impose reciprocal tariffs.
US President Donald Trump still has other options even if the Supreme Court restrains his ability to impose reciprocal tariffs.

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Singapore’s growth will slow but broaden to non-electronics as tariff tensions ease

Analysts believe that US tariffs will continue to cap the growth upside for Singapore and most of its Asian trading partners.
Analysts believe that US tariffs will continue to cap the growth upside for Singapore and most of its Asian trading partners.

Cambodia pulls out of eight sports at Thai SEA Games over ‘safety’ as border row simmers

This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on Nov 13, 2025 shows a delegation from the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) visiting an area where a civilian was killed a day before along the Cambodia-Thailand border.
This handout photo taken and released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on Nov 13, 2025 shows a delegation from the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) visiting an area where a civilian was killed a day before along the Cambodia-Thailand border.

ASEAN re‑engagement with Myanmar ‘difficult’ even after polls, Thai foreign minister says

A man tests a voting machine during in Naypyidaw on Sept 11.
A man tests a voting machine during in Naypyidaw on Sept 11.

Idea of common Asean time zone surfaced among region’s ministers a decade ago

A common time zone would make it easier for Asean countries to co-ordinate trade, business dealings and transport links.
A common time zone would make it easier for Asean countries to co-ordinate trade, business dealings and transport links.

Asean should have a collective voice at UN climate conferences: Malaysian secretary-general at COP30

Malaysia’s secretary-general for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability on Nov 19.
Malaysia’s secretary-general for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability on Nov 19.

Philippines eyes completion of South China Sea code as next Asean chair

Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Theresa Lazaro attends the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 25, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Theresa Lazaro attends the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 25, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

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