Min Aung Hlaing’s September 4 trip to Hanoi — his third ASEAN state visit — underscores the junta’s drive to reclaim regional legitimacy as bilateral trade has fallen by more than 60 percent since 2020.
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Rubio and Wang Yi Converge on Manila for ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Week
The Philippines opens its 2026 ASEAN chairmanship ministerial week on July 18 with Marco Rubio, Wang Yi and Sergey Lavrov in attendance, as energy security and the Hormuz disruption dominate the substantive agenda.
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Myanmar’s generals move Suu Kyi before ASEAN summit, but doubts linger
Myanmar’s military government announced the transfer of Aung San Suu Kyi from prison to house arrest on April 30, a move analysts read as diplomatic staging ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit rather than a genuine political opening.