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Australia’s Missed Opportunity in Southeast Asia
Despite Southeast Asia’s strategic importance, Canberra has long talked up its engagement with the region, only to underfund it in practice.…
Trump's Puzzling Strategic Retreat From East Asia
Someone make this make sense to me.…
Applied Materials plans to boost Southeast Asia workforce by 25%- Nikkei
Why Asia’s Not Buying What Hegseth’s Selling
A Shangri-La charm offensive collided with regional values.…
Hegseth Vows to Resist China ‘Hegemony’ Amid ‘Frightful alarm’ in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE—Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States wants to maintain the “status quo that has enabled extraordinary growth and opportunity” in Asia. “What we seek, and …
Tariffs, war and broken trust: Southeast Asia’s Trump problem
Disillusioned by US unpredictability, the region is learning to diversify – while Trump treats allies as bargaining chips.…
Do you consider Myanmar as South Asia or Southeast Asia country?
I’ve been a backpacker for two decades. Here are 20 things I’ve learnt
Overnight buses are never worth it, hostels still suck, you always pack too much and the greatest luxury you’ll ever need is time.…
How Southeast Asia’s ambitious green transition strategy is a windfall for China
Chinese firms are integral to Southeast Asia’s green transition plan, which will see nations across the region integrate their grids, official says.…
Indonesia seizes mercury shipment bound for illegal mines in the Philippines
JAKARTA — Authorities at Indonesia’s largest port seized hundreds of kilograms of the toxic heavy metal mercury in late April. The bust reflects the vast scale of illegal mining un…
Next power move in China’s SE Asia strategy is nuclear
China’s expanding nuclear industry is becoming a new instrument of geopolitical influence across Southeast Asia. From Vietnam to Indonesia, governments…
Why Switzerland is launching a charm offensive in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's changing landscape is fueling a deadly air crisis that costs billions
South-east Asian economies struggle to counter energy shock
Iran war leaves oil-poor nations trying to shore up countermeasures while battling inflation…
Southeast Asian ethnic concept art
What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia
The real test of Beijing and Washington’s adoption of ‘constructive strategic stability’ will be how words translate into action.…
Southeast Asia is chasing the AI boom, but at what cost?
A regional dash for digital dominance risks running headlong into an energy crunch and an existential threat to jobs.…
How Grab’s CTO sees the superapp’s push into physical AI and automated driving—and why he uses his competitors’ robots in the office
“If you go to the Grab office now, you'll see robots from other companies as well. We use a 1+n strategy which keeps us on our toes.”…
China’s vast new canal link to Southeast Asia set to open earlier than expected
The Pinglu Canal – a US$10 billion waterway connecting China’s heartlands to the Gulf of Tonkin – will begin trial operations as soon as September.…
YY Group Launches OpenClaw Agentic AI Deployment Across Southeast Asia Hotel Clients (YYGH)
Japan, South Korea hone diplomatic ‘muscle memory’ amid Taiwan worries
Energy security and supply chains topped the summit’s formal agenda. The subtext was a fear of ‘alliance abandonment’, analysts say.…
Growth in buildings remains robust in India, Southeast Asia: UNEP report
In India, construction grew from 2024 to 2025 with an annual rate of 11%, reaching a valuation of around $210 billion | India News…
Crackdown in Southeast Asia pushes scam networks to Sri Lanka
Since the start of the year, police have arrested more than 1,000 foreign nationals, mainly from China, Vietnam and India, for alleged involvement in cybercrime.…
Singapore Beats Indonesia as Biggest Southeast Asia Stock Market - Bloomberg.com
Singapore Beats Indonesia as Biggest Southeast Asia Stock Market Bloomberg.com…
Indonesia loses Southeast Asia’s largest stock market crown to Singapore
The city state’s equities have benefited from economic and political stability, as well as government-led market reforms.…
Amazon's Singapore retreat: Why its US playbook failed in Southeast Asia
Regional platforms compete on price and volume of unbranded sellers, "not a play that Amazon has traditionally been strong at", an analyst says.…
Southeast Asia’s climate; Singaporeans and a work ethic stereotype: 7 Asia highlights
From Southeast Asia’s climate hazards to South Korea’s AI ‘baseball goddess’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.…
Bodybuilders show off muscles at Southeast Asian championships
Video. Myanmar hosts the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding Championships in Yangon, with athletes from eight countries competing from May 14 to 18.…
Trump-Xi summit reset cause for concern in Indonesia
The Trump-Xi summit in Beijing was supposed to signal a new phase of calmer US-China relations. Instead, it exposed a deeper reality that should concern…
How did anti-blackness become so prevalent in East Asian countries despite the relative non-existence of black people there?
Why is anti-blackness so prevalent in East Asian countries despite the relative non-existence of black people there?
'Last titan' of Thailand discovered, and it's the longest-necked dinosaur on record from Southeast Asia
A newfound species of long-necked dinosaur from Thailand lived up to 120 million years ago, and it's the largest known of its kind from Southeast Asia.…
ASEAN Energy Crisis: From Fossil Frailty To Infrastructure Prowess
As LNG prices double amid the Hormuz blockade, Southeast Asia is ditching fossil fuel dependency for renewable energy — and building a regional grid to match.…
China offers Southeast Asia clear nuclear power advantages
With its experience in exporting nuclear reactors, China can offer long-term energy security and technological upgrades.…
Global DNA study: where you live may change how fast you age. Ethnic background leaves a deep mark on your immune system, metabolism and gut bacteria no matter where you move: East Asians outside Asia were biologically older than those in Asia, Europeans showed the opposite pattern
Where does East Asia stand in the US-China battle for influence?
Washington and Beijing have spent the last several years pushing countries in the region to pick a side in their power struggle.…
The tragedy of recurring Rohingya refugee deaths
The capsizing of a fishing trawler carrying refugees draws attention to the cost of protracted displacement…
Southeast Asia’s office workers reel from energy-saving drive, heatwave
‘The canteen and even the 7-Eleven downstairs are cooler than our office, which is why people end up gathering there,’ a Thai worker says.…