KUALA LUMPUR, October 28 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China today signed an upgraded version of their ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA 3.0), reaffirming their shared commitment to open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial economic cooperation amid global economic uncertainties. The upgraded agreement
The United States has announced the lifting of its four-year arms embargo on Cambodia, following the first-ever meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Manet. The White House confirmed that joint military exercises between the two nations—suspended for several years—will also resume, while Washington plans
Thailand has been caught in a series of political compromises made between strange bedfellows. If this continues, voters will become more cynical about the political system’s ability to deliver outcomes that hew to the popular mandate. Thailand appears to be locked in a cycle of elite compromises that keeps delivering
KUALA LUMPUR, October 28 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the People’s Republic of China today signed an upgraded version of their ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA 3.0), reaffirming their shared commitment to open, inclusive, and mutually beneficial economic cooperation amid global economic uncertainties. The upgraded agreement
Thailand has been caught in a series of political compromises made between strange bedfellows. If this continues, voters will become more cynical about the political system’s ability to deliver outcomes that hew to the popular mandate. Thailand appears to be locked in a cycle of elite compromises that keeps delivering
Southeast Asia is seeing a surge in AI-related investments: everything from data centres and cloud computing to new generative AI models. These will be prudent investments if they deliver a big increase in productivity. If they fall short, they will prove more bubble than breakthrough. How do we know the
Phnom Penh, October 6, 2025 — Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Senate, today issued a public message calling on Cambodian people, particularly those living along the border with Thailand, to urgently exchange Thai baht for Cambodian riel or US dollars in order to
