Trade and Industry Department Undersecretary Allan Gepty speaks to BT on Manila’s priorities as chair of the bloc Read more ...

Economic prospects in East and South Asia are solid despite global uncertainties, says a UN report. East Asia's growth is set ...

Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.

THE Philippines will anchor its economic agenda for the 2026 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) chairmanship on large-scale business matching, with the government aiming to connect ...

Tourism remains a critical pillar of the Thai economy. In 2024, foreign arrivals topped 30 million, nearing pre-COVID levels, a dramatic recovery that fuels services, retail, transportation, and ...

The country also posted its highest-ever annual trade surplus with Washington, despite the US government’s recent imposition ...

ASEAN's drive towards regional economic integration includes developing a cross-border digital payment system for seamless financial transactions and promoting the use of local currencies, aiming to ...

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers the opening remarks at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 26, 2025. Credit: Afiq Hambali/ Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia The 47th ...

Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s smallest economy, is now ASEAN’s newest member. On Oct 26, the regional body voted in the island nation as its eleventh member at the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.

IN 2026, the Philippines will chair the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) under the banner “Navigating Our ...

VIENTIANE, Laos--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thirty-five (35) young women entrepreneurs from across the 10 ASEAN Member States and Japan convened in Lao PDR to discuss challenges and opportunities related to ...

WITH Donald Trump's return to the White House on Jan. 20, 2025, a revived "America First" policy — emphasizing reshoring jobs, reducing trade deficits and tightening immigration — may again influence ...