Hanoi, May 21 -- US Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment Jacob Helberg hosted the inaugural ASEAN - US AI Ministers Roundtable on the margins of Asia Tech x Singapore 2026 in Singapore on May 20. According to a US Department of State statement, the ministerial event launched "The Road to 50 Years of US - ASEAN Relations" ahead of Singapore's 2027 ASEAN Chairmanship, marking a significant milestone in the US - ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. ASEAN digital ministers, the ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for Economic Community, and senior representatives from US industry joined Helberg to discuss the transformative role of AI in the ASEAN region. The US State Department's Senior Bureau Official for ...