Jakarta's negotiations to acquire the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile from India have gained momentum ahead of president Prabowo Subianto's visit as the Republic Day chief guest

A new 50MW solar-plus-storage plant near Indonesia's new capital city, Nusantara, on the island of Borneo, has been opened.

Thailand is legalizing same-sex marriage — the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. DW looks at what is next for Thailand and the region on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 19 January 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. It was the first major meeting under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2025, with the theme “Inclusivity and Sustainability.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Brunei has achieved a notable milestone, ranking 13th out of 136 countries globally in the Islamic Finance Development Report 2024: From Niche to Norm, marking its return to the top 15 rankings, according to the Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB).

The planned trip, which follows visits to China and the United States late last year, underscores Prabowo’s focus on major power diplomacy over regional engagement.

ruling over Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and parts of the Philippines, Myanmar, and Thailand. He received increasing attention in the aftermath of the 2002 Bali bombings, in which 202 ...

China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to authorise its planes in the country, according to two people with knowledge of the talks and documents.

There will always be border disputes in Asia, and China should not be singled out because of tensions in the South China Sea, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday.

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one m

China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade Vietnam to authorise its planes in the country, according to two people with knowledge of the talks and documents.