Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS ...

The ASEAN Chairmanship 2025 will extend beyond high-level meetings, encompassing a range of activities and programmes, aimed at engaging communities at the grassroots level across Malaysia, said ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC) Malaysia, which launched its chairmanship recently, has unveiled initiatives and partnerships that are expected to enhance economic ...

But one particular moment from the 4.5-hour grilling has gained traction online: when he wasn’t able to name a single country in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In what has ...

Critics have derided Asean as a “talking shop” incapable of decisive action, and Malaysia’s year in charge is unlikely to escape the same scrutiny. “Chairs will be judged by how they ...

Southeast Asia foreign ministers, along with Myanmar's representative and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Foreign ...

Pete Hegseth had trouble answering a question about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Sen. Tammy Duckworth broached the topic during a heated Senate confirmation for Hegseth.

Pete Hegseth came out strongly against diversity and inclusion initiatives during his first week as secretary of defense. © 2024 Fortune Media IP Limited. All Rights ...

Pete Hegseth, a veteran of the Army National Guard and a Fox News host with no diplomatic or administrative experience, was asked how many countries are in Asean – the Association of Southeast ...

The Illinois Democrat asked Hegseth to name one country in ASEAN, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, that was important to the U.S. She then asked how many countries were in the grouping.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Malaysia officially leads the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2025 on Wednesday, January 1, marking the fifth time since the bloc’s establishment in 1967.