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Saudi Aramco Disputes 2027 Oil Contracts With Asian Refiners Amid Supply Uncertainty
Asian refiners and Saudi Aramco are deadlocked over whether spot-market purchases can offset contractual obligations as regional war…
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Regrowing Without Reseeding: How Perennial Rice Eliminates Plowing
Discover how long-lived perennial rice varieties can regrow season after season, stabilizing soil and bolstering regional food security.
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Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s Historic Run as Indonesia’s Economic Anchor
Tracing Sri Mulyani Indrawati’s influential career shaping Indonesia’s economy across three presidential administrations and major crises.
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US and Myanmar military hold second secret talks in Tokyo as rare earths access sought
Washington re-engages with Myanmar’s junta in Tokyo to discuss scam center shutdowns and access to heavy rare earth…
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Indonesia deploys dry ice over South Sumatra as haze forces East Timor school closures
Indonesia attempts weather modification with dry ice to combat transboundary haze from peat fires, as air quality deteriorates…
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ASEAN Haze Agreement Faces Enforcement Gaps Despite Legal Framework
The 2002 ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution remains hampered by weak enforcement and Indonesia’s delayed ratification, limiting…
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Abhisit Vejjajiva Opposes Plan to Redirect ThaiHealth and Thai PBS Funds to State Budget
Former Thai prime minister and current Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva warns that shifting earmarked sin tax revenue…
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Indonesia Strengthens Data Protection Law with New Regulation
JAKARTA, October 2 — Indonesia has issued Government Regulation No. 33 of 2026, a long-awaited implementing regulation for…
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Iran’s Economy Is Collapsing: Why No New Mass Uprising?
TEHRAN, September 26 — Iran’s economy is under severe strain, and the question of why this has not…
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Asia-Pacific Aviation Regulators Agree New Safety Monitoring Framework
KUALA LUMPUR, September 25 — Aviation regulators from across Asia and the Pacific have wrapped up a week-long…
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Cambodia PM Cites Hundreds of Millions in Middle East War Losses
PHNOM PENH, September 23 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the country has absorbed hundreds of millions…
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Thai protest leader who seized Bangkok airport is back in action
BANGKOK, September 20 — Sondhi Limthongkul, the Thai media tycoon who co-founded the People’s Alliance for Democracy, is…
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Infrastructure Projects Face Challenges in Connecting South and Southeast Asia
DHAKA, September 19 — A retired Bangladeshi general has laid out why the roads and ports meant to…
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Egypt Presses ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner Status in Singapore Talks
CAIRO, September 16 — Egypt has moved to deepen its institutional ties with Southeast Asia, with Foreign Minister…
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Young Vietnamese Warm to Chinese Culture Despite Strategic Tensions
HANOI, September 15 — For years, Vietnam has been the textbook case against Chinese soft power in Southeast…
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Young Vietnamese Warm to Chinese Culture Despite Strategic Tensions
HANOI, September 15 — For years, Vietnam has been the standard example of China’s limited soft power in…
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Vietnamese Youth Warm To Chinese Culture And Economic Opportunities
HANOI, September 13 — For years, Vietnam has been the standard example cited by analysts who argue that…
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Explainer: What ASEAN’s New Digital Architecture Means for Canada
MANILA, Sept. 3 — Southeast Asia is set to sign the world’s first region-wide digital economy agreement this…
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ASEAN Urged to Rein in Big Tech After Meta’s $18B Deal
MANILA — A U.S. settlement with Meta Platforms announced on Oct. 8, 2025, is prompting ASEAN members to…
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Manila Talks Shape ASEAN Decisions, Future Actions Loom
MANILA, July 20 — Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manelo is presiding over a special meeting of ASEAN…
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Singapore’s Gillman Barracks art hub faces uncertain future past 2030
SINGAPORE, July 14 — Gillman Barracks, the contemporary arts cluster occupying a stretch of colonial-era military buildings in…
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U.S. Military Assets Deployed in Persian Gulf Region
MANAMA, July 14 — Tensions in the Persian Gulf are once again drawing international attention as the United…
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Japan’s Political and Economic Gender Gaps Persist Despite Initiatives
TOKYO — The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 places Japan 116th out of 146 nations,…
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Nepal rewrites IP rules for the innovation age
KATHMANDU, July 2 — Nepal is moving to rewrite its intellectual property rules for the first time in…
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