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Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn is seen during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, July 10, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Thailand and Cambodia to resume ceasefire talks after deadly border clashes

Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back, following the 57th Security Consultative Meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) ** FILE **

Hegseth gets call from Trump after blunt China talk

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United States Defence Ministers' High Tea, as part of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' meeting, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussainl/Pool Photo via AP)

Hegseth calls on ASEAN to create regional threat monitoring program to respond to Chinese aggression

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves after a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Hegseth: Nuclear tests bolster credible strategic deterrence, lower risk of nuclear conflict

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump speaks before a lunch with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Hegseth heads to Asia for meetings with regional leaders amid mounting threats from China

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Trump’s Asia return takes spotlight in landmark ASEAN summit

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

From left to right, Lao's Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Singapore's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Chu, Thailand's Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dang Hoang Giang, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro, unidentified Brunei's representative, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Sugiono, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Malaysia warns ASEAN neutrality eroding as global powers compete

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, front second left, meets with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, second right, during the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, July 11, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP)

Rubio and Wang stress cooperation after talks in Malaysia as U.S.-China tensions simmer

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan delivers an opening speech at the opening ceremony of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

ASEAN must deepen integration to tackle U.S. tariffs, Malaysia says

By Eileen Ng - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith during ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes

Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Lao, Sonexay Siphandone, at the conclusion of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Southeast Asian leaders call for South China Sea disputes to be resolved without threats or force

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, greets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo upon arrival for the opening session of ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit Meeting at the Hotel Okura Tokyo in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at a summit focused on security and economy amid tensions with China

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Russia's Vice Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, third left, attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, rear left, walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana upon arrival for their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

South Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Unified strategy, more funding urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, U.N. chief says

By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

From left, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Pehin Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn, prepare to hold hands for a group photo during the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Coordinating Council (ACC) meeting, ahead of the ASEAN Summit, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have a chat during the state welcome ceremony at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Fazry Ismail, Pool)

ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve crisis, Malaysian leader says

Associated Press

New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, left, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affair Erywan Yusof, center, and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with New Zealand at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

China and ASEAN agree to try to conclude nonaggression pact on sea feud in 3 years

By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with European Union at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals

By Edna Tarigan and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

The U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Andrews urged the international community on Wednesday to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current approach is not working.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

U.N. expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

By Edna Tarigan - Associated Press