Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
Records show the monuments predate the World Heritage-listed giant stone moai figures on Rapa Nui - also called Easter ...
Nikkei Asia20d
Is Southeast Asia's green bond market ready for liftoff?
Southeast Asia's major economies may be at a pivotal point in green finance, with some strong wins in high-profile public sector issuances over the past couple of years, making it incumbent on ...
Nikkei Asia29d
P-pop and Thai movies: Entertainment sweeps Southeast Asia in 2024
BANGKOK/MUMBAI -- From Taylor Swift concerts to "P-pop" from the Philippines and a movie from Thailand, entertainment took center stage in Southeast Asia's consumer scene in 2024, according a list ...
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IN FOCUS: Awash with billions in Big Tech money, but Southeast Asia’s cloud and AI boom faces limits
Firms from around the world are pouring billions of dollars into buildings like this in Southeast Asia, forming part of a new digital infrastructure landscape across the region. The tech rush is ...
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The countries of Southeast Asia work together to quash dissent
The countries of Southeast Asia are helping each other intimidate and extradite exiled government critics, according to a Post analysis of cases in the region. PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — In January ...
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Introduction to Southeast Asia
The islands of maritime Southeast Asia can range from the very large (for instance, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Luzon) to tiny pinpoints on the map (Indonesia is said to comprise 17,000 islands). Because ...
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Southeast Asia
The law is set to take effect on January 22, 2025, when activists say they will hold a mass marriage of same-sex couples. Jakarta hopes that membership of the Comprehensive and Progressive ...
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The U.S.-Southeast Asia Relationship: Responding to China’s Rise
In May 2018, the Council on Foreign Relations’ Southeast Asia program convened a workshop to examine the direction of the U.S.-Southeast Asia relationship from the present to 2030. The workshop ...
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Southeast Asia's Regression From Democracy and Its Implications
Since the late 2000s, Southeast Asia's democratization has stalled and, in some of the region's most economically and strategically important nations, gone into reverse. The region's rollback from ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore26d
China's COMAC, maker of C919 jet, aims for Southeast Asian flights by 2026
BEIJING: Chinese state-owned plane maker COMAC aims for its C919 jet to start flying on commercial routes to Southeast Asia by 2026 as a first step to moving beyond its domestic market ...
The Diplomat29d
Meera Gopal on the Asia-Pacific at COP29
It’s been another year of deadly natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific, particularly in South and Southeast Asia. How did that reality factor in to Asian government’s priorities at COP29?