Combining overhauls in areas including business and external regulation, governance, and human development can boost output levels by 3 percent over four years.

HANOI: A photo exhibition on "Asean Countries and People” is scheduled to take place in May 2025 as part of the Lang Sen Festival, marking the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh ...

The EU should put human rights at the center of its intensifying engagement with Central Asian countries at the inaugural ...

[SINGAPORE] More Asean countries may soon be pulled deeper into the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s plans to introduce reciprocal tariffs, said Maybank in a Mar 21 report. The report said ...

Halip echoed such alarm: “Major lobby work needs to be done with the respective environment ministries of Asean countries as they are the ones heavily involved in that process. With Malaysia chairing ...

PETALING JAYA: Malaysian females thrive in classrooms, but struggle to find seats in parliament, according to our country's gender equality scores. Among Asean countries, Malaysia has the best ...

With the US pivoting towards isolationism, unilateralism and nationalism, Southeast Asian nations must stick together.

Trump’s pause on the US law banning bribery of foreign officials may challenge anti-corruption efforts in Southeast Asia.

Democracy in Asia is rapidly deteriorating—accelerated by waning international support and democratic backsliding even in the ...

According to the latest Crime Index report by Numbeo, Singapore ranks as the safest country in Southeast Asia, boasting the lowest crime rate. The Crime Index serves as a benchmark for measuring crime ...

To be sure, it is still early days in the second Trump administration and its effects on the nature of U.S.-China asymmetric ...

Singapore, known for its strict laws and low crime rates, was named the safest country in Southeast Asia, according to the latest report published by Numbeo, the world's largest database of ...