Vietnam is attracting a growing pipeline of data-centre investment as global operators seek alternatives to more constrained markets such as Singapore and Malaysia, but disputes over electricity tariffs, grid capacity and land
OpenAI says rapidly growing demand from startups across the Asia-Pacific region has become one of its biggest operational challenges, even as the company expands its presence in Singapore with a commitment of
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On 4 March 2026, a US military vessel torpedoed and sunk the unarmed Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off the southern coast of Sri Lanka. The illegal strike killed over 80 and injured over 30
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A decade after an international tribunal rejected China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea, the waters remain defined less by the 2016 legal ruling than by an expanding network of islands,
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Japan’s newest export industry does not leave factories on cargo ships. It arrives by plane, fills hotels, spends in restaurants and shops, and is reshaping the country’s economic strategy. After decades of
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Developing Asia retained its position as the world’s largest developing-region destination for foreign direct investment in 2025, attracting $644 billion in capital as investment patterns within the region continued to shift. While
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A consortium including Microsoft and telecom startup Lightstorm has announced plans to build a new undersea cable system connecting India with Malaysia and Singapore, as global technology firms accelerate investment in artificial
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The Philippines’ plan to raise bilateral trade with Vietnam to US$10 billion by 2026 is facing mounting pressure from policy instability in Manila, where shifting rice import rules and tariff uncertainty are
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A large share of South-east Asia’s renewable energy infrastructure faces significant exposure to climate-related hazards by 2030, with about US$165 billion in assets at risk across the region, according to a report
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Asian equities tumbled on Wednesday while oil prices edged higher after a renewed escalation in hostilities between Iran and the United States, raising geopolitical uncertainty and intensifying market focus on upcoming U.S.
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Xi Jinping’s arrival in Pyongyang on 8 June, his first in nearly seven years, is precisely that kind of visit: the visit of a patron who suspects, with some justification, that his
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Global alternative asset manager Blackstone has successfully raised $13.1 billion for its latest Asia-focused private equity fund, surpassing its original target and marking the largest private equity fundraising effort in the firm’s
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Cambodia has formally initiated a compulsory conciliation process under international law to address its long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand, marking a significant escalation in one of Southeast Asia’s most sensitive territorial
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Myanmar’s military rulers have opened a new phase in the country’s brutal civil war, launching coordinated offensives across several strategically vital border regions in an effort to regain territory lost to rebel
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China has deployed more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels across regional waters in what Taiwan describes as an unprecedented show of maritime force, according to reporting from Telegraph UK and
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Listed companies in Asia are set to confront annual costs of around US$336 billion by 2030 due to physical climate risks such as floods, heatwaves, storms and water stress, according to a
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