President Donald Trump, during his trip to Asia, will participate in the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia before making stops in Japan and South Korea.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

A series of high-level and bilateral meetings took place on the second day of the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits here yesterday, including

The summit and its associated meetings, which will be held during October 26-28, are shaping up as the most significant in years.

Malaysia hosts the ASEAN summit this weekend, with regional leaders set to discuss peace efforts in Myanmar and a potential accord between Thailand and Cambodia.Thailand- Cambodia border tensions and Myanmar's civil war will be key topics of discussion at the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Malaysian capital,

IEA indicates that Malaysia is critical for future rare earth refining and ASEAN and Austrlia have critical mining, reserves and refining of rare earths.

Crucial state elections in Bihar and avoiding an ‘awkward situation’ with Trump among likely factors for Modi’s decision, analysts say.

The chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), the fifth-largest economy in the world, was passed from Malaysia to the Philippines on Tuesday. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim handed over the Asean chairmanship gavel to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The ringgit closed higher against the US dollar on Tuesday, lifted by positive market sentiment as Malaysia concluded the ASEAN Summit on a strong note amid optimism over recent trade collaborations with the United States.

ASEAN Summit concludes in Kuala Lumpur after three days with a restatement of commitment to the grouping’s centrality. It ended on a deal-making high, with an expanded Free Trade Agreement inked with Beijing.