ACKNOWLEDGING the impact and potential of artificial intelligence (AI), the Asean-China Center (ACC) invited diplomatic envoys and media practitioners from China and Asean countries to promote practical cooperation in the region.

The three sides need to iron out differences in development as well as strategic priorities in areas such as dependence on the US, analysts say.

Southeast Asian nations held a summit Tuesday with China and six Persian Gulf countries in efforts to expand economic engagement as they grapple with U.S. tariff hikes.

Perth-based AVZ Minerals announced last week the suspension of its arbitration case against the Democratic Republic of Congo concerning the massive Manono lithium project until later this month, as per a report in South China Morning Post.

China Summit on Tuesday (May 27), leaders called for greater alignment between the regions, despite differences in their development phase and civilisation background.

Texts from simultaneous interpretation generated by a large language model for AI interpretation of a Guangxi-based technology company are displayed during an international conference in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Haoming)

Chinese Premier Li Qiang rallied a group of Southeast Asian and Gulf states to deepen cooperation and touted his country’s economic strength, as Beijing ramps up its charm offensive abroad to counter US efforts to isolate the economy.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — As the Philippines prepares to assume the rotating chairmanship of the Association of Southeast

New frameworks aim to secure regional supply chains, as Asia and Gulf states align economic strategies for a more robust future.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday urged Southeast Asian and Gulf countries to remove trade barriers and expand opening up amid rising protectionism, and said Beijing is confident it can stabilise its economy in the face of challenges.