Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim could use Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship to “amplify” his country’s foreign policy priorities, such as strengthening ties with China and Russia, analysts say. But his approach is likely to be guided by his “diplomatic acumen” and commitment to ASEAN
United States President Joe Biden is, once again, not attending the ASEAN-US Summit. Though understandable given the upcoming presidential election, the US seems to be losing ground in Southeast Asia amid growing Chinese influence, says this ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute
Ahead of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Singapore and South Korea in 2025, there is room for closer cooperation between the two countries amid great power rivalry, say RSIS’ Sarah Teo and the University of Cambridge’s Ha Chae Kyoun.
TikTok, a social media platform with about 120 million active users in the United States, has been sued by 13 US states and Washington, DC, for allegedly harming and failing to protect young people. Fourteen attorneys general said Tuesday that TikTok is harming children’s
From 1979, when Shiite Muslim clerics took power in Iran, the government and its security apparatus built up armed militias in the Middle East that became a mainstay of Tehran’s anti-Israel coalition known as the Axis of Resistance. In the aftermath of the October 7, 2023,
The businessman led a conglomerate of more than 100 companies, employing some 660,000 people.
His death was announced by the Tata Group, the multi-billion-dollar conglomerate he led for more than two decades.
Presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris says she will not talk to Russian President Vladimir Putin without Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky. Ukraine’s war, which is NATO’s war, is going badly. NATO’s future is in doubt. Meanwhile, Volodymyr Zelensky, who
A search has been underway for Tom Phillips since he took his three children from their home in 2021.
Indonesia’s nickel industry is booming. The global adoption of electric vehicles (EV) is driving demand for the metal, which is a key element in many EV batteries. In 2023, Indonesia produced a massive 40.2% of the world’s supply, sparking hopes the country can leverage its
The 18-year-old has become the youngest person to summit all 14 of the world's 8,000m peaks.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also spoke about an increasingly turbulent global environment, and says the test of ASEAN's unity lies in how it deals with internal challenges like the Myanmar conflict.
The incoming president stressed that ensuring judges are immune to bribery is key to eradicating corruption in the country, as thousands took “coordinated leave”, pushing for higher wages amid inflation and rising living costs.
It’s a beautiful day Sky falls, you feel like It’s a beautiful day Don’t let it get away – U2 Do not buy Chinese stocks because you think a large fiscal stimulus is coming. Buy Chinese stocks because a large fiscal stimulus is not needed. The bull case for Chinese equities is
In a strange twist, the employee, Alice Chang, turned out to be the sister of another viral troublemaker named Adeline Chang.
To anyone who hopes 2025 will be a less brutal year for China’s economy, the World Bank has some bad news for you. The multilateral lender expects growth in Asia’s biggest economy to weaken even further next year, generating fresh headwinds for the wider region. This is despite
South Korea has the highest suicide rate among developed countries, with an average of more than 40 people taking their own lives every day.
In dusty factories, cramped internet cafes and makeshift home offices around the world, millions of people sit at computers tediously labeling data. These workers are the lifeblood of the burgeoning artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Without them, products such as ChatGPT
It comes as tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years.
China’s apparently expanding military presence at Cambodia’s overhauled Ream Naval Base is once again raising alarm bells in Washington, a development first flagged in 2019 as a secret deal two years after Phnom Penh canceled Angkor Sentinel military exercises with US forces.
A fan on his honeymoon posed with a banner criticising Valencia's billionaire owner Peter Lim.
The new policy aims to boost tourism and investment in the regional economic zones by attracting foreigners who have permanent resident status in Singapore.
