The defense secretary's media background has played a significant role as the department reels from the Army-involved crash ...

asked Pete Hegseth if could name one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, describe what type of agreement the U.S. had with the countries and how many nations were in the bloc.

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

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

Pete Hegseth had trouble answering a question about ... ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen spoke with his US counterpart Pete Hegseth in a “good and warm introductory call”. Read more at ...

Pete Hegseth's nomination once appeared on shaky ground amid allegations that included sexual misconduct and financial ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Singapore Minister of Defense Ng Eng Hen held an introductory call today to discuss key initiatives across the ...

Pete Hegseth confirmation hearing ... Member nations include Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Myanmar, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines and Brunei. One of the last people to ...

Pete Hegseth appeared not to know what the Association ... Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. East Timor is set to join as the eleventh country ...