Daw Aung San Suu Kyi remains a major factor in Myanmar politics. Before the 2021 coup, her importance rested on her ...

The Philippines is pinning high hopes on its participation in Pax Silica. Investment commitments are promising, but the ...

Hanoi views the Ban Keun facility as adding to the circle of China’s potential military pressure. It is banking on closer ties with Cambodia and Laos to secure its border and prevent isolation.

Philippine outsourcing employment continues to grow despite fears of widespread AI-driven job losses. The challenge is to preserve entry-level opportunities and prepare workers before weaker hiring ...

ASEAN has ambitious plans to implement a regional power grid. But there is a critical need to improve technical and industrial capacity in subsea power systems.

Zha Daojiong argues that the future of the ASEAN-China dialogue partnership will depend not only on deepening economic integration, but also on managing industrial competition, addressing economic ...

The Communist Party of Vietnam must ensure that Hanoi’s redevelopment remains socially and politically inclusive, addressing community concerns that they are bearing the costs without sharing in ...

There are clear reasons for allocating bigger grants to Sabah and Sarawak in Malaysia’s latest budget. But there is also a need to establish a more transparent and rules-based formula for ...

A new China-Laos military facility constitutes a significant gain for Beijing. But it will trigger concern among regional countries, in particular Vietnam. On 29 September, China opened a joint ...

The return of smoke haze underscores a sobering reality: while ASEAN has policies designed to combat it, the problem continues to occur. In recent weeks, a thick shroud of smoke has enveloped some ...

Amirul Adli discusses how ASEAN can work with social media platforms to improve internet safety through greater transparency. Recently, social media platforms have come under increased scrutiny ...