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Chinese President Xi Jinping inspects an honor guard during the official welcoming ceremony at the national palace, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on April 16, 2025.
Governance

Public Health as Diplomacy: China's Southeast Asia Strategy

by Faye Ng Yu Ci, Yanzhong Huang

China's contributions to Southeast Asia grow more significant as the United States scales back its global health commitments

Edison Cosico, an administrative aide at the UPLB Museum of Natural History, secures his hazmat suit, in Los Banos, Laguna province, Philippines, on February 18, 2021.
Governance

Putting the Pandemic Agreement Into Practice: A Case for ASEAN

by Mutiara Indriani, Suerie Moon

The Southeast Asian bloc is positioned to implement the pandemic treaty's provisions before they come into legal force

Urbanization

Eliminating Malaria in ASEAN: Lessons From Egypt

by Mochammad Fadjar Wibowo, Shurendar Selva Kumar
Eliminating Malaria in ASEAN: Lessons From Egypt
Poverty

South Asia Needs a New Playbook (Now) to Stop the Coronavirus Catastrophe

by Vaibhav Gupta
A health-care worker waits to test residents during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai, India, June 30, 2020. The photo shows a worker wearing personal protective equipment standing awkwardly among residents, most of whom aren't even wearing a mask. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
Governance

Southeast Asia Needs Its Own CDC

by Swee Kheng Khor, Jeremy Lim, Li Yang Hsu, Jemilah Mahmood
Firefighters wearing protective suits spray disinfectant at the National Monument area to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 17, 2020. Photo shows several workers in bright red protective suits walking though an open area spraying from tanks they carry on their backs. A monument can be seen in the background. REUTERS/Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro