Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.

The United States has called on Asia to increase defence spending in the face of what it deems the China "threat".

In response to China’s growing influence, Vietnam and the Philippines are investing heavily in defense. Discover how these ...

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors ...

Figure 1: Defense Spending in Select Southeast Asian Countries (200-2019) Source: Chart generated by the author using data from the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database . Between 2018 and 2019, average ...

Indonesia is buying submarines from South Korea and coastal radar systems from China and the United States. Vietnam is getting submarines and combat jets from Russia, while Singapore - the world's ...

YUEN FOONG KHONG is Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science and Co-Director of the Centre on Asia and Globalization at the ...

Defence ministers and officials from the United States, China, Russia and Southeast Asia gathered in Indonesia on Thursday for a meeting where they are expected to discuss geopolitical crises in ...

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr could get closer to sealing a deal on trade when he meets the US president in their ...

RCEP links Southeast Asia's 10 economies with China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, combining 2.3 billion people and accounting for over a quarter of global trade.

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian defense chiefs met Thursday with their counterparts from China, the United States and other nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s ...

Australia is trying to improve communication with its Southeast Asian counterparts after they were shocked by AUKUS’ lack of prior consultation. In February 2023, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno ...