ASEAN is a regional bloc of 11 Southeast Asian nations, including founding members Indonesia and Malaysia, with Timor-Leste being the newest addition in 2025.

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

Malaysian premier hosting 4th ASEAN summit, with participation of presidents from US, South Africa, Brazil, South Korea, among others - Anadolu Ajansı

China intensified its push for regional trade cooperation at a Malaysia summit overshadowed by steep US tariffs, seeking to position itself as the stabilising force for Asian economies navigating protectionist headwinds.

This year’s summit reflects the prominent place that ASEAN occupies in Asia’s diplomatic calendar. But some say the organization has devolved into an ineffective talk-shop.

ASEAN's commitment to multilateral solutions and an open rules-based order shows how the world should respond to the tariff disorder

While Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio fly to Japan, top officials from China and the leaders of Brazil, Canada, the European Council and the 11-strong ASEAN bloc will wor

Trump’s first stop was in Malaysia, where he presided over a signing ceremony for a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia that he helped mediate. Trump arrived at Tokyo Haneda Airport around 5 p.