An aerial view of the Sansha city on the Chinese-occupied Woody Island, part of the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading Vietnam has joined ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a key regional intergovernmental organization that encourages political, economic, and social cooperation among Southeast Asian nations. Since its ...

Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam — three members of the 10-strong Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) — have formally disputed a new Chinese map that claims most of the South China Sea ...

President Donald Trump, on Friday, Oct. 24, embarked on his second term's first Asia trip on Friday Oct. 24 as the U.S. government shutdown stretched into a fourth week with no end in sight. Trump, ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which includes 10 ASEAN member states and five Free Trade Agreement partners, is designed to enhance cooperation and expand regional value ...