East Asia
The world’s most advanced economies and its most contested flashpoint sit side by side here. Technology leadership, demographic decline, and a strait that could redraw the global order — all in the same neighborhood.
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Jun- 2026 -21 JuneCompass
Australian travellers are ditching Europe for cheaper Asian holidays
A 20% stronger Australian dollar, fares under AUD 900 to Southeast Asia, and safety concerns over Middle East airspace are reshaping where Australians book trips.
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19 JuneTech & AI
China’s state-backed 3D printer makers are closing the Western gap
Rongsu Technology raised RMB 100 million from government investors to scale wire-fed metal printing, signaling Beijing's shift from catching up to controlling who qualifies for mass production.
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19 JuneCapital
Chinese EV makers just claimed 17.6 percent of Indonesia’s car market
BYD, DSFK and Wuling Motors are moving beyond showroom announcements to factory investment, backed by 1.83 million new energy vehicle exports from China in the first five months of 2026.
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18 JuneLife & Health
Asia’s housing crisis reveals what governments won’t give up
Singapore, Australia, South Korea and China are testing opposite theories of land ownership—but all avoid the choice that would actually lower prices.
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18 JuneTech & AI
Asia’s scam economy runs on trafficked workers, not just code
Cybercrime now accounts for over 30% of recorded offenses across Asia and the South Pacific, driven by USD 40 billion annual fraud industry using AI deepfakes and coerced labor in…
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17 JuneCapital
American whiskey exports to Japan collapsed. Now the US is chasing East Asia.
A 28% drop in Japanese whiskey sales and a 70% collapse in Canadian exports pushed the Distilled Spirits Council to spend US$900,000 in federal marketing funds on Japan and Taiwan…
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17 JuneSociety
Half of Korean youth watch anime. Crunchyroll is moving in.
The streamer launches localized services in Taiwan this summer and South Korea later in 2026, betting that fans already fluent in the culture will pay for community over catalogue.
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16 JuneCompass
Vietnam is ditching backpackers for high-spending tourists
With a 2030 target of US$40 billion in tourism revenue—roughly double 2024 earnings—Vietnam is tightening visa rules and building luxury infrastructure to compete with Thailand, while racing against the overtourism…
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16 JunePower
Iran war rewired Asia’s trade. The strait reopening won’t undo it.
A 60-day ceasefire window reopened the Strait of Hormuz, but the brief blockade exposed how a single chokepoint controls a third of global seaborne oil and 90% of Asian LNG…
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16 JunePower
Sri Lanka became a scam hub by leaving its doors open
Chinese-run networks fleeing Southeast Asian crackdowns have relocated to Colombo, exploiting tourist visas and weak SIM registration to target Western victims with forged investment schemes.
