Malaysia, this year's ASEAN chair, said Sunday ahead of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House t

Tammy Duckworth asked the nominee for factual details about the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), including its membership and the U.S.'s relationship with member countries. Hegseth responded that he was unable to name the exact members of ASEAN,

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

As Donald Trump returns to the White House as the 47th President of the United States, so does his ‘America First’ agenda. For Southeast Asia, the echoes of his first presidency leave the region bracing for familiar challenges—but could Trump’s second term bring surprises?

In a heated Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth, Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled the proposed defense secretary over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name one member and how many countries were in the bloc.

Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and military veteran who is President-elect Donald Trump ... previous claims by Mr Trump’s first administration that ASEAN is the “geographical centre ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Can Anwar Ibrahim's diplomatic finesse help Malaysia steer Asean through the storm of rising trade tensions and regional crises? Malaysia takes the helm of Asean at a time of see-sawing threats and opportunities,

Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth, born in Bangkok to a Thai mother and an American father, posed the question to Pete Hegseth.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, admitted to having limited knowledge about

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations, but that “I know we have allies in South Korea and Japan in AUKUS (a pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the U.S.) with Australia.”

Trump is not, as some claim, an isolationist. How this will play out in the region remains to be seen, but it is unlikely the junta can expect ties with the US to warm.