KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday urged Asia-Pacific leaders to choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, as he opened the East Asia summit at a time of sharpening rivalry between the United States and China.

World leaders gathered in Malaysia on Monday will discuss ways to strengthen economic and trade ties in the shadow of looming U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump left a summit of Southeast Asian nations to continue a tour of the region.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who turned 80 on the second day of the regional summit, joked that he intended to live to 120-year-old but felt sad no one brought him presents. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva turned 80 on the second day of the regional summit. — Bernama pic

Southeast Asian foreign ministers have started talks ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit that will welcome East Timor as the bloc’s 11th member and mark U.S. President Donald Trump’s first trip to Asia s

IEA indicates that Malaysia is critical for future rare earth refining and ASEAN and Austrlia have critical mining, reserves and refining of rare earths.

The United States President Donald Trump has described Malaysia as "a great, very vibrant country” after concluding his two-day visit here for the 47th Asean Summit and Related Summits. In a post on his Truth Social account today,

President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will participate in the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from October 26 to 28,

President Donald Trump presided over the signing of a peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia amid a flurry of news of trade deals with Asian nations.