Additionally, Timor-Leste will likely become part of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), says Joanne Lin, a senior ...

China and the ASEAN bloc of Southeast Asian nations signed an upgrade to their free trade agreement on Tuesday, with leaders ...

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday expressed optimism over closer cooperation between the Association of ...

The announcement came after China’s Premier Li Qiang called on his Asian counterparts to “uphold free trade and the ...

The former Portuguese colony, once called East Timor, has come a long way since 2002, when it gained independence from ...

Beijing is hoping to use an expanded free trade deal to portray itself as the bloc’s alternative to the United States.

The upgrade of a China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trade deal, set to be signed on Oct. 28, is seen to ...

If the Southeast Asian bloc is to navigate the current economic and geopolitical turbulence, it needs to think and act collectively. U.S. President Donald Trump announces his sweeping “reciprocal” ...

The upgraded trade in goods agreement, reciprocal tariff deals with the United States and renewed commitments by dialogue ...

On social media Trump celebrated his meeting with Xi in South Korea as a “G2,” a recognition of America and China’s status as ...

THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was established on Aug. 8, 1967, and comprises 10 member states: Brunei, ...

Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific Rim nations wrapped up their annual summit Saturday with a statement underscoring regional ...