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Even U.S. allies locked in national security disputes with Beijing, like the Philippines, are finding it impossible to resist ...
US President Donald Trump’s administration in late April imposed punitive duties of up to 3,500 per cent on solar components exported from the four Southeast Asian countries, targeting Chinese ...
We must venture beyond our tariff concerns and AUKUS. Our focus must be on the region and, within it, South-East Asia. We now understand that the United States is not the same comforting behemoth ...
The President of China, Xi Jinping’s three-nation tour of Southeast Asia (April 14-18, 2025) to Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia, had one goal: to pitch Beijing as the only reliable partner of ...
SINGAPORE: In recent years, China’s manufacturers have increasingly shifted production to Southeast Asia, driven by rising labour costs, geopolitical tensions – particularly the US-China trade ...
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia could this year see the highest number of final investment decisions on gas projects in a decade, which could potentially boost output by 18 per cent, according to Global ...
Massive planned U.S. duties on solar panels made in Southeast Asia could be a chance for the region to ramp up its own long-stalled energy transition, experts say. Earlier this month, Washington ...
[SINGAPORE] The US has slashed its semiconductor imports from South-east Asia, with shipments from Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia plunging over the past year amid a widening crackdown on ...
Yet across Southeast and South Asia, the US is vanishing from the diplomatic landscape as the White House’s erratic policies continue to undermine regional stability. Top envoys are being ...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As Southeast Asia's pharmaceutical industry rapidly evolves-driven by regulatory harmonization, innovation, and growing healthcare demand-CPHI South ...
China is also not sitting idly by. Since Trump’s tariff announcement, Chinese President Xi Jinping embarked on a tour of Southeast Asia—visiting Cambodia, Malaysia, and Vietnam—where he ...
China's been building artificial islands in the South China Sea over the last decade to expand its control in the area.