A new tournament, the FIFA ASEAN Cup, will be launched as part of an agreement between FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), aimed at boosting the development of football across the region.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

It is criticism like this, though, that make the resolution of the Thai-Cambodia war a rare win for Asean, with Trump's visit burnishing that success. Experts say that while the agreement signed on Sunday does not actually resolve the fundamental border dispute, it is still a positive start with concrete steps for de-escalation.

Russia is looking to develop better connectivity with the Asean region, says its Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the timely upgrade of  the ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Area (AKFTA) will help the regional bloc and South Korea repel the effects of the “growing protectionist tendencies in the global economy.

Malaysia hosts the ASEAN summit this weekend, with regional leaders set to discuss peace efforts in Myanmar and a potential accord between Thailand and Cambodia.Thailand- Cambodia border tensions and Myanmar's civil war will be key topics of discussion at the upcoming Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in the Malaysian capital,

The country’s admission caps off a 14-year journey toward accession, but also presents new challenges for the Southeast Asian bloc.

East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

Singaporeans are too strict”, “Malaysians are too soft”, “Filipinos are too noisy” and "Thais are too easygoing.” For all the talk of ASEAN unity, many Southeast Asians still rank, compare and stereotype one another.

The world's largest trade pact – the Asean-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – is pivotal to strengthening the region's economic resilience amidst global uncertainties, say its member states.