AI-related exports are a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy global economy. This represents an opportunity for Southeast Asia.

Vietnam’s ambitious GDP growth target is premised on the building of infrastructure. But it is struggling to mobilise sufficient capital to finance such a goal.

Japan is stepping up its regional mediation push. This will be relevant to Myanmar. Japan is widely known for pioneering various regional mediation efforts. In 1990, for example, Japanese officials ...

Economic growth is largely bolstered by the AI boom and supply chain relocations. Governments should ensure inflation mitigation policies benefit the poor without compromising long-term development ...

As geopolitical tensions push Southeast Asian governments to spend more on defence, the economic consequences will depend heavily on domestic conditions, the composition of spending and regional ...

Foreign businesses operating in Myanmar can still find ways to operate more responsibly. Since the 2021 coup in Myanmar, debate has raged about whether it is possible for businesses in Myanmar to ...

Positive sentiments towards climate change mitigation measures signal strong ground support for policy rollout in the region.

Some Chinese scholars have argued that Batanes in the northern Philippines belongs to China via Taiwan. The claim is weak, but over time it can be politically useful.

Southeast Asia must address the damage of the haze on agriculture, especially food crops. When haze descends on Southeast Asia, attention focuses on respiratory illnesses, school closures, disrupted ...

Bamboo diplomacy has long been the default language of Thai foreign policy. The Long Read argues that, under conditions of intensifying geopolitical competition, the very script that is remembered as ...