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View all search resultsPresident Prabowo Subianto has returned to Jakarta from Malaysia ahead of schedule, following a busy weekend at the ASEAN Summit, which saw Southeast Asian leaders sit down with United States President Donald Trump to hash out new deals, the United Nations chief call for an end to violence in Myanmar and the welcoming of the bloc's 11th member Timor-Leste after a 14-year wait.
The 10 ASEAN member states pledge to stay united but flexible as the regional bloc looks for new partners and ways to tackle trade headwinds caused by the United States’ threat of sweeping import tariffs.
China and ASEAN are already each other's largest trading partners, and Chinese exports to Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam surged by double digits in April -- attributed to a re-routing of US-bound goods.
ASEAN must rise stronger or risk being disrespected by larger powers, President Prabowo Subianto said during his debut appearance at the group’s summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, calling on the bloc to be more forward-looking and adaptive as it faces internal and external pressures.
President Prabowo Subianto is in Bangkok on Monday for an official visit, as he reconvenes with Thailand’s leaders to strengthen bilateral ties ahead of his first ASEAN summit in Malaysia and amid regional concerns over the ongoing tariff war started by the United States.
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