Trade
Brunei becomes 11th nation to ratify CPTPP trade deal
Founding member seeks more foreign direct investment
Economy
Interview
Brunei to keep supplying LNG to 'trusted Japanese customers': minister
ASEAN member will 'expedite' CPTPP ratification to help diversify economy
Comment
Japan must cement ties with ASEAN in health care security
Southeast Asia increasingly reliant on Tokyo for guidance and help
Trade
TPP countries defy protectionist trend to maintain supply chains
Singapore teams with New Zealand and Japan to keep food and medical gear flowing
Economy
Pandemic to cut Asian growth to 2.2%, worst since 1998 crisis: ADB
Thailand, Hong Kong and seven other economies to shrink, China to slow sharply
Interview
World Bank warns of 'third shock' after coronavirus and trade war
Developing Asia urged to address expected poverty surge, financial distress
Opinion
Oil price crash will not offer help that Asian economies need
Long-term uncertainty has grown, overturning budgets and demanding cool heads
International relations
Singapore and TPP trailblazers now turn to digital rule-setting
Partners seek to draw global standards for AI, fintech and personal data
International relations
7 of 10 ASEAN members favor China over US: survey
73% feel the region is becoming a staging ground for a major power struggle
International relations
Russia woos India to sign trade pact with Eurasian Economic Union
Moscow hopes to show global heavyweights take its bloc seriously
Belt and Road
China drops $11bn anchors to expand Maritime Silk Road
State-owned operators Cosco and China Merchants dominate decade of spending