ASEAN brings together countries with significant differences ... These include China’s claims in the South China Sea, human rights abuses, political repression by member states, narcotics ...

East Timor finally looks set to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) this year. The country’s accession to the bloc has been a long time coming. More than a decade ago when I first ...

Leaders of the regional bloc say the rise in transnational crime necessitates the advancement of the peace process.

The junta government thrives on violence, deception and a systematic erosion of Myanmar’s democratic institutions.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment of two former prime ministers as “special advisors” points to a gap between his ...

As Asean’s intergovernmental commission on human rights convenes this week, Malaysia as the association’s chair is aiming to ...

“None of those three countries are in ASEAN,” responded Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois. “I suggest you do a little homework.” ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia ...

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks near the borders of Myanmar and Thailand, China’s Ministry of Public Security said, weeks ...

BEIJING, Jan 16 (Reuters) - China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian countries on Thursday ... threat posed by telecom fraud and human trafficking in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia's chairmanship of Asean should be seen as an "opportunity” rather than a cause for scepticism, said Petaling Jaya ...