Rubio Commits US to Bolstering Economic Ties With Southeast Asian Nations
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Hasan shake hands as they take part in a memorandum of understanding signing during the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ meeting and related meetings at the Convention Centre in Kuala Lumpur on July 10, 2025. Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via