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.

Corruption, cybercrime, and organized crime must be tackled together to upend the scam industry.

Donald Trump has begun a whistle-stop tour of Asia that will culminate in his first face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping for six years. It is “the most important week of diplomacy” for Trump “since he returned to office”, said The Economist.

For his first stop on a whirlwind tour of Asia, President Trump will visit Malaysia on Sunday to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, an organization of growing global importance that represents nearly 700 million people.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled a new soccer tournament for Southeast Asian nations on Sunday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. Southeast Asia already stages the ASEAN Championship,

Alike, the pioneering social travel platform that is on a mission to simplify global holidays for the modern traveller, today announced a major expansion of its holiday portfolio with the addition of 14 new destinations across four Southeast Asian countries.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang’s visit to Southeast Asia for the ASEAN Summit is expected to spotlight Beijing’s shifting trade and diplomatic priorities in the region. The discussions come as the region navigates rising U.

Southeast Asian deaths linked to air pollution could rise by up to 10% by 2050, costing the region nearly $600 billion, even as overall pollution levels decrease, according to a new study published in the journal Environment International on Oct. 8.