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Southeast Asia should cautiously strengthen trade ties with Europe to diversify risks from US tariffs and reduce dependence ...
As one of Southeast Asia’s most distinctive national symbols, the Thai flag or Thong Trairong carries more than patriotic ...
Thailand ’s cabinet has approved a $1.2bn (£880m) bid to host an F1 race on the streets of Bangkok. The target for the ...
Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, China stuck to its messaging on the Middle East while ...
Southeast Asian tech startups are increasingly targeting the US market for growth and opportunity. Traditionally, startups from the area focused locally, but AI is driving a shift to the US ...
As countries in Southeast Asia look beyond the US and Russia for security partners, Germany is stepping up its defense diplomacy — signing deals, deploying warships and joining regional forums.
Dirk Beljaarts, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, says Europe is accelerating efforts to build strategic autonomy in semiconductors, expanding its chip coalition from 9 to 15 nations.
Indeed, transition outlet Global Energy Monitor has forecast the need for an 80% increase in LNG import capacity in Southeast Asia if natural gas demand continues to grow as strongly as it is ...
Southeast Asia stands at an inflection point in its innovation journey. The region’s startup ecosystem, long dominated by consumer-facing platforms, is now grappling with the next big question ...
Southeast Asia Tourism Outlook: The region had a strong start in 2025, nearing full post-Covid recovery, but sentiment has recently shifted due to global economic pressures, especially from U.S ...
A new survey of Southeast Asian opinion leaders shows renewed trust in the EU after last year's decline. Also, Brussels is still the preferred "middle power" between the US and China — but Japan ...
Southeast Asian leaders, their export-driven economies in peril, are trying to placate the president. “We may have to comply,” Thailand’s finance minister said.