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.
ASEAN countries put a relatively high level of trust in Japan to “do the right thing” for peace, security and prosperity (see Table 1). This will help it to remain a consistent and reliable partner ...
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.
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 ...
Middle powers in the Indo-Pacific have gone beyond hedging to build strategic space and strengthen resilience. This holds pertinent lessons from Europe. In recent years, hedging has been a key ...
Melinda Martinus and Fannesa Adisty Laksmita argue that ASEAN’s strength lies in convening and facilitating dialogue but that without follow-through, different parties’ political will ...
UMNO is daring Pakatan Harapan to expel it from the Unity Government and call for an early election. The party’s history suggests it would rather not be the one to quit the coalition.
Genuine Bumiputera empowerment remains a policy priority. Whether and how to use ethnic quotas must be deliberated with clarity and decisiveness. The issue of ethnic quotas recently made two peculiar ...
The Code of Conduct (COC) negotiations between ASEAN and China have reached an impasse, hindered by legal ambiguities, strategic divergences, and ASEAN’s internal divisions. ASEAN must move away from ...
Damon Chee explores the growing demand for sustainable fashion and the hurdles preventing it from becoming a viable alternative to fast fashion in Southeast Asia. Extraction of indigo dye, commonly ...
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