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China’s AI center in Beijing is already writing Southeast Asia’s rules

Asia’s defence ministers reject US call for more ships, more summits

Taiwan’s tourism pivot: fewer visitors, higher spending

Oil surges as missiles split the market in two

Taiwan’s tourism recovery stalls as Chinese visitors stay away

Australia and Japan offer Pacific islands a third way between superpowers

Japan’s banana shortage reveals a hidden energy crisis

East Asia’s families are ditching apartments for stock portfolios

Japanese and Singaporean capital just bet $750m on Sydney warehouses

Singapore’s world-leading passport masks a 116-destination gap within Southeast Asia

Chinese DRAM maker CXMT captures 8% global market share, entering Western PC supply chains

Pfizer’s $10 billion China biotech deal exposes U.S. policy gap on investment screening

Japan permits lethal arms sales to Philippines as defense ties deepen in Tokyo

Taiwan and South Korea’s chip boom masks dangerous export concentration risk

Quad ministers unite on critical minerals and maritime surveillance as China watches closely

Tokyo’s Hands Shibuya flagship closes after 48 years, signalling shift in prime retail real estate

US arms failures in Taiwan and Japan spark anxiety at Asia security forum

Rosewood Hotels institutes 16-week parental leave as Asia grapples with crashing birth rates

Hormuz blockade drives Japan, South Korea naphtha prices to record highs, threatening plastics supply

Wan Hai Lines raises Asia freight rates by up to $200 per container, citing Red Sea costs

Hormuz crisis forces South Asian nations to reverse decarbonisation, risking higher emissions

Japan’s departure tax triples in July 2026 — adds $55 per family