WASHINGTON—The Biden administration will seek to bolster economic and security cooperation with Southeast Asia through a visit to the region next week by its top diplomat, as it works to forge a united front against China in the Indo-Pacific. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday and will…

Singapore-based tech company Grab’s shares have tumbled more than 30 percent since it was first traded on the Nasdaq on Dec. 2, 2021. Reaping proceeds of $4.5 billion, its high-profile debut on the Nasdaq attracted much attention, marking the largest U.S. public listing by a company from Southeast Asia. The listing came after Grab agreed…

Renewed outbreaks of COVID-19 in Asia are compounding the global supply chain problems that began at the onset of the pandemic and shutdown measures last year. The latest wave of infections in Malaysia and other Southeast Asian countries has led to closures of plants and ports, causing severe disruptions in the supply of semiconductors and raw materials….

Commentary Daisuke Kondo, a China expert in Japan, recently wrote an article about how Burma is as important to the United States and China as Taiwan is to these two powers. According to Kondo, the situation in Burma now deserves even more attention as Beijing is trying to regain the influence it lost on Burma…