Asean must strengthen economic integration amid global disruption

Free Malaysia Today

Foreign minister Mohamad Hasan also emphasises the need for the bloc to approach issues collectively and take on an active role in weathering the turbulence of the coming years.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/05/25/asean-must-strengthen-economic-integration-amid-global-disruption  Laporan Lanjut: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2025/05/25/asean-perlu-kukuh-integrasi-ekonomi-ketika-gangguan-global  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp= Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #ASEAN #MohamadHasan #InclusivityAndSustainability

Transcript

00:00Foreign Minister Mohamed Hassan has called on ASEAN member states to urgently strengthen

00:07regional economic integration and collective resilience amid intensifying global disruptions,

00:13such as the US-China trade war. He said ASEAN nations were among those most affected by US-imposed

00:20tariffs, indicating that superpower competition and resulting shifts in the global order have

00:26disrupted the regional landscape. Speaking at the ASEAN Foreign Minister's meeting today,

00:31Mohamed said the bloc needed to approach the issue collectively and take an active

00:36role in navigating the turbulence of the coming years. He said this was the moment to deepen

00:41regional economic integration to better shield the region from external shocks.

00:46As ASEAN advances its community-building efforts, he emphasized that reducing income disparities

00:51within the region must be treated as a priority. He also called on member states to strengthen

00:57intra-ASEAN trade mechanisms by tailoring them to each country's strengths, saying this would

01:02help address uneven growth and better prepare the bloc for future external economic shocks.

Category

Transcript

Recommended