#Southeast Asia

Vietnam's new paramount leader chose Beijing as his first foreign visit after consolidating power. Infrastructure deals, joint statements, and a symbolic train ride—what does it all mean?

Southeast Asia is pouring billions into AI infrastructure — but who actually owns it? A structural look at digital sovereignty, data colonialism, and the widening gap between AI ambition and reality.

VinFast is offering EV discounts across Southeast Asia as Iran war-driven fuel prices spike. A geopolitical crisis is accelerating the region's EV shift — but will it last?

Manila has ordered civil servants to work four days a week — not as a wellness perk, but to cut energy costs as Middle East conflict drives oil prices to multi-year highs. What this means for Southeast Asia and beyond.

Growing anti-American sentiment in Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nations puts pressure on Indonesia to withdraw from US-led Board of Peace following Iran strikes

Southeast Asia's largest e-commerce platform Shopee posts first annual profit after 10 years, but shares tumble on margin concerns and growth slowdown fears.

The US-Indonesia Reciprocal Trade Agreement signals a major shift in Southeast Asian economic alignment, challenging China's decade-long dominance in the region.

As the U.S.-Israeli strikes kill Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei, Southeast Asian nations balance moral positions with protecting millions of their citizens working in the Middle East.

Malaysia surpassed Indonesia in 2025 auto sales to become Southeast Asia's largest car market, driven by EV adoption while Vietnam closes in on Thailand

Beijing's escalating restrictions on Japanese defense companies are forcing Southeast Asian nations to choose sides in an increasingly polarized supply chain landscape

ASEAN considers replacing its rotating Myanmar envoy system with a long-term appointment, effectively admitting the current approach has failed to address the crisis.

PM Anutin's Bhumjaithai Party scored an unexpected victory in Thailand's Feb 8 election, signaling a conservative resurgence across Southeast Asia. What drove voters toward stability?