U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio meets with the press in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 10, 2025, on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting. Credit: Official State Department photo ...

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The rise of robotics and AI is transforming Asia’s industrial landscape, with China, Japan and South Korea leading adoption. While automation may reinforce regional trade, it also poses reshoring ...

In the wake of US President Donald Trump’s trade war offensive, a renewed call for closer cooperation among ASEAN, Japan, China and South Korea — collectively known as ASEAN+3 — is gaining momentum.

When Lawrence Wong visited China on his first trip as Singapore’s prime minister in June, he delivered a warning: economic restrictions are futile in an interconnected world. The more one country ...

Southeast Asia stands at a critical energy crossroads, on track to account for 25% of global energy demand growth between now and 2035. Surging consumption, intensifying climate risks, and growing ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

Southeast Asian nations, currently dependent on coal and gas, are actively pursuing nuclear power, with an estimated investment of over $200 billion to develop 25 GW of capacity by 2050, primarily ...

Despite the post-pandemic recovery, the global petrochemical sector has failed to stabilise. Overcapacity, slowing demand growth, and intensifying competition have pushed margins to their lowest ...