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Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Malaysia's Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim and Chinese Premier Li Qiang witness the signing of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade signed by Malaysia Trade Minister and ASEAN Economic Minister Chairman Tengku Zafrul Aziz and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao ahead of the 28th ASEAN–China Summit, held as part of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

China and ASEAN, hit by US tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pact

The 11-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is China's largest trading partner, with bilateral trade totalling $771 billion last year, according to ASEAN statistics

Leaders attend the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Photo: Vincent Thian/Pool via REUTERS

World leaders look to build economic, trade ties after Trump departs Asean summit

File photo of Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Photo: Collected

Trade tensions ease as Trump and Xi prepare for high-stakes meeting at Asean summit

US and Chinese flags are seen in this illustration taken on 10 April 2025. Photo: REUTERS

China trade negotiator, vice premier arrive for second day of US-China trade talks

US President Donald Trump joins the performers in a dance during a welcoming ceremony after arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Poo

From rare earths to soybeans: Breaking down Trump's Asia agenda

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, China’s Premier Li Qiang and Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao pose during the signing ceremony of the declaration on the admission of the Democratic Republic Of Timor-Leste into ASEAN at the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia October 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa

East Timor, Asia's youngest nation, becomes ASEAN's 11th member

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and US President Donald Trump hold up documents during the signing of a ceasefire deal between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

Thailand, Cambodia sign expanded ceasefire deal at Asean summit

The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain

ASEAN 2025: Who is attending and what to expect

US President Donald Trump holds the Malaysia and US flags during a welcoming ceremony as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 26 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain/Pool

Trump headlines Asean summit, Thailand-Cambodia to sign ceasefire deal

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva stands for a photograph with Asean Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn during their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, 24 October 2025. Photo: REUTERS

What to expect from Southeast Asian leaders' summit as Trump attends

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Malaysia to discuss sectoral tariffs with US at ASEAN summit: state media

A drone view shows Thai soldiers and riot police officers confronting Cambodian people in a disputed village along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, September 17. Photo: Reuters via Royal Thai Army

Trump 'looking forward' to Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire deal at ASEAN summit: Malaysia

A press conference hosted by the Dhaka Reports Unity. Photo: TBS

ASEAN urged to act as Rohingya crisis deepens, parliamentarians' network warns of regional instability