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Hong Kong has ASEAN backing to join RCEP trade pact: John Lee
HO CHI MINH CITY -- Southeast Asian countries support Hong Kong's bid for "early accession" to the Pacific mega-trade deal they lead with China, the city's Chief Executive John Lee said.
Southeast Asia must factor Big Tech firms into its US-China calculus
In courting Southeast Asian states at these regional meetings, larger powers have also become better at refining their message. They now take care to centre Asean in speech while advancing their own objectives in substance.
Malaysia launches home-grown electric car as Chinese EV makers target market
On Friday, national carmaker Proton unveiled their e.MAS7 – slated to be one of Malaysia’s first locally badged EVs – as part of the government’s strategy to make sure local firms can keep pace with the influx of foreign electric vehicles in the market.
South China Sea emerges as critical flashpoint in U.S.-China rivalry
TOKYO -- Sparks flew at the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting in Laos in late July as the U.S. and China clashed over Beijing's movements in the South China Sea.
What’s Malaysia’s stance on the South China Sea? Latest remarks raise potential shift
“It is better for issues within Asean and the Southeast Asian region to be resolved through negotiations and dialogue among the countries themselves,” the minister said, adding that external influence would lead to “uncertainty” in the region.
Singapore's UOB maintains 2024 guidance even as second-quarter profit misses forecasts
Singapore's United Overseas Bank maintained earnings guidance for 2024 after posting on Thursday a 1% year-on-year rise in second quarter net profit that slightly missed expectations.
North Korea avoids contact with South Korea and U.S. at ASEAN talks
VIENTIANE/TOKYO -- North Korea's lack of high-level representation at yet another ASEAN-hosted conference suggests that Pyongyang is avoiding multilateral venues as it pursues closer relations with President Vladimir Putin's Russia.