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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

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