US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said yesterday that Asian nations might get “better” tariff rates than the rest of the world, as he attended

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that U.S. President Donald Trump may attend the 47th Asean Summit in October, as his administration works on finalising a date for his potential participation.

Indonesia calls for ASEAN to finalize the necessary documents needed for China to sign the bloc's anti-nuclear weapon treaty SEANWFZ.

Japan, the current chair of the trilateral framework, agreed with its two neighbors in March in Tokyo to speed up preparations for a summit meeting "at the earliest convenient time," which would follow one held in May 2024 in Seoul. At that time, Iwaya said the next summit needs to be held "by the end of this year."

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday urged Southeast Asian countries to "act with purpose" and enhance trade among each other in the face of global uncertainty, as regional foreign ministers met amid renewed jitters over U.

Asean is considering upgrading its relationship with Turkiye from a sectoral dialogue partner to a full dialogue partner in the near future, said

Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Thursday met with world leaders on the sidelines of the 32nd ASEAN Regional Forum in Kuala Lumpur.

China will sign up to a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready, Malaysia's foreign minister said on Thursday.

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Asean maintained its strategic equilibrium in navigating ties with global powers, engaging with China and the United States and other global powers in a series of high-level discussions on the third day of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) and Related Meetings held here.

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar will lead the Pakistan delegation at the 32nd Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum, being held in Kuala Lumpur on Friday. The meeting will be attended by the Foreign Ministers and representatives of the 27 ASEAN Regional Forum member countries, along with the Secretary-General of ASEAN.