U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with the press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting. Credit: Official State Department photo ...

The rise of robotics and AI is transforming Asia’s industrial landscape, with China, Japan and South Korea leading adoption. While automation may reinforce regional trade, it also poses reshoring ...

Grand promises are standard fare for the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The latest came after a meeting of the bloc’s economic ministers last month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s ...

Punishing tariffs on Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and others in the region threaten their position as major manufacturing hubs for the American market. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from Hong Kong ...

In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s trade war offensive, a renewed call for closer cooperation among ASEAN, Japan, China and South Korea — collectively known as ASEAN+3 — is gaining momentum.

Southeast Asian nations, currently dependent on coal and gas, are actively pursuing nuclear power, with an estimated investment of over $200 billion to develop 25 GW of capacity by 2050, primarily ...