Asean

ASEAN’s response to a fracturing world is to move towards more integration: DPM Gan

(From left) Singapore Business Federation CEO Kok Ping Soon, Singapore DPM Gan Kim Yong and Philippines Minister of Trade and Industry Ma. Cristina A. Roque at the ASEAN Conference 2026 ministerial dialogue on July 31.

Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing criticises ASEAN, sets out government agenda

Min Aung Hlaing said ASEAN has discriminated against Myanmar as he dismissed the grouping’s peace plan - known as the “Five Point Consensus”.

China has closed Asia’s path to industrialisation

China’s trade surplus with ASEAN jumped 45 per cent to a record US$276 billion in 2025, fuelled by growing exports of electronics, machinery and other industrial goods.

Singapore to face Indonesia, Malaysia and India in inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup

Singapore midfielder Song Ui-young is the hero for the Lions with a brace in the Asian Cup qualifier against India.

Top North Korea official blasts ASEAN for urging denuclearisation

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un , said ASEAN should guard against “being misused as a hired mouthpiece for the US”.

Australia’s student visa fees are now the world’s highest. Here’s why S-E Asia got a pass

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) speaking with students after event at Sydney University on July 15, 2026.

News analysis

Beyond tariffs, Trump’s playbook pushes US solutions for ASEAN needs

The US is ASEAN’s second-largest trading partner, and remains the largest single source of foreign direct investment for the bloc.

Defending champions Vietnam make winning start to ASEAN Championship

Lions leave it late to beat Cambodia 2-1 in ASEAN Championship opener

Singapore’s Ilhan Fandi scoring the late winner against Cambodia with a spectacular scissors-kick at the Morodok Techo National Stadium in Phnom Penh on July 24.

Singapore seeks to avoid becoming collateral damage from US tariffs: Vivian Balakrishnan

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Manila on July 23.

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