Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

COMMENT | There has been considerable hype around Malaysia taking over the chairmanship of Southeast Asian bloc Asean this year, with pundits focusing on the leadership and vision of Prime ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Is former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo part of Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's group of informal ASEAN advisers, alongside ex-Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra?

The Illinois Democrat asked Hegseth to name one country in ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, that was important to the U.S. She then asked how many countries were in the grouping.

Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

But one particular moment from the 4.5-hour grilling has gained traction online: when he wasn’t able to name a single country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In what has ...

ASEAN foreign ministers and officials pose for a photo at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia, January 19, 2025. Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Southeast ...

What went viral was his inability to name a single country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). For some Southeast Asian observers, this may be another example of American ...

LANGKAWI-Asean needs to double down on regional integration to enhance the grouping’s competitiveness, especially at a time when changes to geopolitical structures and economic policy are taking ...