Southeast Asia

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru is visiting Malaysia and Indonesia on his first bilateral state visit since taking office.

Anwar Ibrahim says that his country's "neutrality and openness for partnership" make it a "natural hub" for high-tech manufacturing.

Jakarta seems determined to use the leverage it enjoys as the world's fourth-largest smartphone market to extract maximum benefits from the U.S. tech giant.

The late president has been praised for placing human rights at the forefront of U.S. policy, but his Cold War maneuvering was marked by a familiar double standard.

An ex-Thai marine is believed to be responsible for the killing of Lim Kimya, a former lawmaker for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party.

The decision to apply for membership reflects President Prabowo Subianto's more proactive approach to foreign policy.

The daylight killing of Lim Kimya, a member of the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party, is a sign of the terrifying new reality facing Southeast Asia's dissidents.

To a large extent, fears about uncontrolled government spending have been overblown.

While the amnesty included around 600 political prisoners, it should not be taken as a sign of conciliation on the part of the military.

The former leader is leaving no leaf unturned in his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest.

The mid-term elections and the ongoing feud between the Marcos and Duterte families are set to dominate the headlines this year.

Vietnam’s so-called Just Energy Transition Partnership is actually “enabling serious human rights harms by the Vietnam government.”