Oceania

Tech & AI

The freight schedule now decides who builds AI capacity first

A $150 shipping surcharge just hit Pacific Island economies where it hurts most

America’s Southeast Asia problem has a Northeast Asia solution

Australia can learn from Asia’s 30 years fighting bird flu

Australia’s wine bet on Southeast Asia, not just China

Australian travellers are ditching Europe for cheaper Asian holidays

India’s fuel firms swallowed $2.6 billion to shield kitchens from conflict

Australia opened Gulf routes for 60 days. Here’s the catch.

Asia’s housing crisis reveals what governments won’t give up

American whiskey exports to Japan collapsed. Now the US is chasing East Asia.

Sri Lanka became a scam hub by leaving its doors open

Malaysia’s currency is being priced by Tehran, not Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia’s rate hike can’t fix what politics just broke

Asia sent a record nine teams to the World Cup. The money came first.

Philippines earthquake kills 38, displaces 32,000 as rescuers reach remote areas

New Zealand stops trusting America. China and Japan fill the gap.

Full hotels are not profitable hotels in Southeast Asia anymore

Your hotel booking confirmation could be a criminal impersonation

India’s migration wave is reshaping Brisbane’s housing market

Indonesia’s rupiah hits 28-year low. The president says it doesn’t matter.

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

Oil surges as missiles split the market in two

New Zealand’s young are leaving for Australian wages they cannot match

Australia and Japan offer Pacific islands a third way between superpowers

Blackstone just raised a quarter of Asia’s entire PE market

A super El Niño is coming to a warmer planet than ever

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

Southeast Asia just closed the party visa era for Western travellers

South Korea’s stock market surges 45% while economy weakens under Middle East pressure

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

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

China’s $620 billion US debt sale reshapes global reserve system, avoids market crash

Sydney gangland kingpin murdered in Vietnam, testing new Australia-Vietnam security pact

South Korea’s Middle East crude imports fall 37% as US supply nears parity

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

Palau: Digital entry form with QR code now mandatory for all arrivals

Tuvalu: Inaugural national cultural festival in May 2026 — high demand expected

Kiribati entry simplified — health form scrapped as of January 2026

Micronesia: United Airlines upgrades ‘Island Hopper’ fleet with new 737 MAX 8s

Vanuatu: Peak cyclone season risk elevated — 2-4 cyclones expected

Papua New Guinea: Mandatory Digital Arrival Card now required for all international travelers