The Philippines has urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to position itself as a global safe haven for investment amid mounting geopolitical uncertainty, highlighting the bloc’s stability, economic dynamism and cooperative frameworks as critical advantages in a volatile global environment. (South China Morning Post) The call was made Read more…
The ASEAN Power Grid (APG) is rapidly emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s most promising large-scale infrastructure investment opportunities, as governments, development banks and private investors intensify efforts to strengthen regional energy connectivity and support the region’s accelerating demand for electricity. (Manila Standard) As Southeast Asia enters what experts describe Read more…
We extend our warmest congratulations to the manufacturing sector across the ASEAN region on the outstanding achievement of reaching a record-high ASEAN Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) of 53.8 in February 2026, driven by strong new orders and robust output. This remarkable performance — as reported by S&P Global — Read more…
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-sector investment arm of the World Bank Group, has announced a US 40 million (RM155.6 million) equity investment in Zetrix AI Berhad, marking a major milestone in enhancing digital public infrastructure and artificial intelligence-enabled services across Malaysia and the broader ASEAN region. The strategic Read more…
Tanium, a global leader in real-time endpoint management and security, has appointed Satyen Desai as its new Regional Vice President for the ASEAN region, marking a strategic expansion of its leadership footprint across Southeast Asia. Desai’s appointment underlines Tanium’s commitment to deepening regional support for enterprise cybersecurity and digital resilience Read more…
Robust data infrastructure and governance frameworks will be pivotal in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) growth across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), global cloud and data-management leader NetApp said in a new regional outlook released today. The insights highlight ASEAN’s significant potential as a fast-emerging AI Read more…
In a significant diplomatic initiative, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar have held bilateral talks aimed at reviving Myanmar’s engagement with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following a period of strained relations linked to the military takeover in Myanmar five years ago. Read more…
MANILA / KUALA LUMPUR — 19 February 2026 — The Republic of the Philippines has been identified as one of the slowest recovering tourism destinations in the ASEAN region, with intra-regional visitor numbers lagging significantly behind most Southeast Asian neighbours, according to the latest data from the ASEAN Statistics Division Read more…
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) opened their annual ministerial retreat with a focus on pressing geopolitical and security challenges facing the region, including the longstanding Thailand–Cambodia border dispute, escalating tensions in the South China Sea, and the ongoing crisis in Myanmar. The informal retreat — Read more…
A new strategic economic platform — the ASEAN–China–GCC Business Council — has been successfully established, marking a major step forward in fostering deeper collaboration among the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. The council’s first working committee meeting Read more…
