Amid global uncertainty and U.S. trade tensions, ASEAN+3 must deepen regional integration and reform to sustain growth and resilience against rising protectionism, demographic pressures and climate risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/30/world/asean3-in-an-uncertain-age/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #asean #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade
ASEAN officials were conspicuously mum on the U.S. tariff issue after meetings with the United States’ top diplomat in Kuala Lumpur, despite expressing concerns among themselves days earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/12/asia-pacific/politics/asean-us-trump-tariffs-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #asean #southeastasia #indopacific #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #marcorubio #donaldtrump #china
China will sign into a Southeast Asian treaty banning nuclear weapons in the region as soon as all documentation is ready, according to Malaysia's foreign minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/asia-pacific/politics/malaysia-china-southeast-asia-nuclear-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #malaysia #china #southeastasia #nuclearweapons #asean
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet his Russian counterpart in Kuala Lumpur as the U.S. prepares to send more weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off attacks from the Kremlin’s war machine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/world/politics/rubio-lavrov-us-weapons-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #marcorubio #asean #sergeilavrov #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
China's aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions that have nothing to do with any U.S. policy, the Philippines' top defense official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/asia-pacific/politics/philippine-defense-chief-us-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #philippines #southchinasea #us #asean
Ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's first Asia trip this week, to attend meetings of Southeast Asian Nations in Malaysia, U.S. President Donald Trump slammed tariffs on the hosts and allies in the region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/rubio-asean-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #marcorubio #malaysia #asean #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #brics