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Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN)

The organization was founded back in 1967 to improve cooperation across the region. in which both the United States and China are competing for influence.

ASEAN members are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, Brunei, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam; their leaders meet for summits twice a year. This is a collection of DW's latest content related to the ASEAN.

Thailand Bangkok | ASEAN Gipfel der Außenminister

ASEAN summit – Southeast Asian nations wary of US-China trade row 22.06.2019

The US-China trade dispute is high on the ASEAN summit agenda. The bloc's leaders are set to sign an economic partnership deal at their annual meeting in Bangkok, but not all countries want Beijing's economic hegemony.

Singapore defense minister: Cost of conflict in South China Sea 'too high' 18.02.2019

In an interview with DW, Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen downplayed concerns over a major confrontation emerging in the region and said that calling China a regional hegemon was a matter of "opinion."
MSC 2019 Ng Eng Hen, Verteidigungsminister von Singapur

Singapore defense minister: Cost of conflict in South China Sea 'too high' 18.02.2019

In an interview with DW, Singapore's Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen downplayed concerns over a major confrontation emerging in the region and said that calling China a regional hegemon was a matter of "opinion."
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EU lawmakers approve free trade deal with Singapore 13.02.2019

The free trade deal is the EU's first with a member of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN). The European Parliament's approval will clear the path for the deal to come into force as early as this year.
Hongkong Flugzeugträger USS Ronald Reagan

Can China rival the US Navy in the Pacific? 21.11.2018

Beijing has been making big steps recently toward solidifying a sphere of influence in the Asia-Pacific. Defending these interests will require a buildup of Chinese naval power that could heighten conflict with the US.
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Sieren’s China: Pulling together 16.11.2018

At the ASEAN Summit in Singapore, Beijing tried to strengthen ties with Southeast Asian states. DW’s Frank Sieren says that could have far-reaching consequences for Europe’s role in global politics.
Flugzeugträger Liaoning

Beijing advances 'code of conduct' for South China Sea 14.11.2018

China's premier has hailed progress on an agreement that would "ensure peace and stability" in the strategic sea. Beijing has continued to fill a void as US influence in the region wanes under Donald Trump.
Singapur Merlion Statue, Marina Bay

ASEAN gathers in shadow of US-China trade war 12.11.2018

The ten-member ASEAN and its partners are meeting this week amid worries the US-China trade row will negatively impact the region. The summit is expected to see progress made on a China-backed regional trade pact.

Vietnam, Hanoi: Nguyen Xuan Phuc, der kambodschanische Ministerpräsident Hun Sen und der Ministerpräsident von Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, nehmen an der neuen Vision des ASEAN-Weltwirtschaftsforums für die Mekong-Region im Kongresszentrum teil

Asia's growing wealth gap is a problem that can no longer be ignored 12.09.2018

Many leaders at this year's World Economic Forum on ASEAN are deeply concerned about the widening gap between rich and poor. But solutions to the problem are thin on the ground.

ASEAN leaders gather for WEF in Hanoi 12.09.2018

It's the biggest World Economic Forum in the ASEAN region to date. Ten countries that are part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are currently meeting in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, to discuss economic challenges, inequality and digitalization.
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DW Business – Europe & Asia 12.09.2018

Battling inequality in Bangladesh - ASEAN World Economic Forum - A Spanish homecoming

Vietnam World Economic Forum - ASEAN in Hanoi

WEF in Vietnam: The tiger leaps 11.09.2018

The World Economic Forum on ASEAN countries has begun in Vietnam — a fitting host given its status as the fastest-growing economy in Southeast Asia. Manuela Kasper-Claridge reports from Hanoi.
Singapur ASEAN Gipfel Premierminister Lee Hsien Loong

ASEAN host warns of threats to Southeast Asia from 'Islamic State' 28.04.2018

Singapore's prime minister warned that "Islamic State" posed a "very real" threat to Southeast Asia. Lee Hsien Loong said although IS had been defeated in Iraq and Syria, the group continued to threaten the region.

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Southeast Asian nations defy Donald Trump's trade protectionism 18.03.2018

The first-ever ASEAN summit in Australia has ended. Southeast Asian nations have called on North Korea to end its nuclear program and taken a firm stance against protectionism in view of Donald Trump's trade policies.
Australien Proteste gegenAung San Suu Kyi in Sydney Gipfel ASEAN

Australia protests mar ASEAN summit in Sydney 17.03.2018

Demonstrators have rallied against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and Cambodia's Hun Sen. The protests have overshadowed a regional agreement targeting terror groups' use of encrypted platforms.
Australien ASEAN Gipfel in Sydney

Activists call for human rights debate at ASEAN summit 16.03.2018

Southeast Asian leaders are gathering for the first ASEAN summit in Australia. But rights groups are calling on Canberra to talk about more than just economics at the Sydney meeting.
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