Asean

Hainan, Hong Kong offer new ways for Singapore to connect with China, says PM Wong

mfpmhk - Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong visiting the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong on March 27, 2026.

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Important for Singapore to engage China, Japan in shaping regional affairs

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaking to the media during a media wrap-up at Island Shangri-la Hotel, Hong Kong, on March 28, 2026.

Philippine President Marcos says ASEAN summit will be bare-bones, focus on Middle East war impacts

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr announced a national energy emergency, the first of its kind globally, as the US-Israel war with Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten oil supplies.

Time for India, Indonesia to say ‘brace, brace, brace...’

India's vibrant aviation sector is threatened by rising jet fuel prices at a time when its currency is weakening.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, March 20, 2026

US President Donald Trump speaking during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (not pictured) at the White House on March 19.

Fifa Asean Cup in September and October could disrupt Lions’ plans

Singapore players and fans celebrating after drawing 0-0 to Malaysia and going through to the semi finals of the AFF Asean Championship at Bukit Jalil Stadium on Dec 20, 2024.

Science Talk: Decarbonisation is no longer a trade-off but a security and economic imperative for ASEAN

Fuel storage tanks in Jakarta on Feb 25. What ASEAN has been missing is a genuinely regional energy architecture designed to capture the full value of the region’s diverse resource endowment.

China seen as ASEAN’s most important partner, Japan 2nd: Survey

When asked to select multiple countries and organisations that they believe will be important partners in the future, 52 per cent of respondents in ASEAN picked China.

ASEAN braces itself for economic fallout from Mid-East crisis, warns of ‘prolonged instability’

A queue at a petrol station in Quezon City, Metro Manila, in the Philippines on March 9.

ASEAN ministers urge halt to Middle East war as crisis rattles energy and trade

Malaysia Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Sim Tze Tzin, Myanmar Union Minister Wah Wah Maung, Philippines DTI Undersecretary Allan Batarra Gepty, Thailand Deputy Permanent Secretary Ekachat Seetavorarat, Timor Leste Vice Minister of Commerce Augusto Trindade, Vietnam Deputy Director General, Trade, Chi Viet Nguyen, AEM Chairperson and Philippines DTI Secretary Maria Cristina Aldeguer Roque, Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Kim Yong Gan, Brunei Darussalam Minister of Finance and Economy May Fa'ezah Ahmad Ariffin, Cambodia Secretary of State Rithi Pich, Indonesia Vice Minister of Trade Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri, Lao Vice Minister Manothong Vongsay, and ASEAN Secretary General Kim Hourn Kao link arms during a group photo at the 32nd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Retreat in Manila, Philippines, March 13, 2026. Aaron Favila/POOL via REUTERS

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