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.

Last year, Andre Neveling decided to make the first Southeast Asian city he ever visited, in Thailand, his home.

The Basel Action Network said at least 10 U.S. companies were exporting used electronics to countries that aren't always prepared to safely handle the toxic metals they contain.

US President Donald Trump will lean on the power of in-person diplomacy on the first Asia trip of his second term as he meets with old rivals, new friends and, potentially, adversaries, while looking to cut deals that could have sweeping economic and national security implications.

Temasek Holdings Pte Chief Executive Officer Dilhan Pillay called for Southeast Asian nations to adopt better enforcement of investor rights to attract global investments into the region.

As federal workers remain in limbo amid the government shutdown, President Trump is traveling to Asia in an effort to unpack key foreign policy topics at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summits.

The region tempts with sandy beaches fringed by palm trees and lapped by turquoise waters, but there’s more to look out for, from the multicultural cuisine of Penang to the limestone cliffs of Cat Ba.

The nascent realignment in Southeast Asia, which the United Nations outlined in a recent report on the region’s shifting trade landscape, is part of a dramatic disruption in the post-World War II U.S.-led global order. It’s a geopolitical development that could make the long-elusive U.S. pivot to Asia even more out of reach.