Indonesia
The region’s largest economy and population, sitting on the nickel reserves the entire electric vehicle industry is racing to secure.
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Jun- 2026 -30 JuneEarth
Southeast Asia traded oil dependence for Chinese solar panels
The Philippines imported 4,000 megawatts of Chinese modules in four months after the Strait of Hormuz closure, making it Beijing's second-largest solar customer worldwide.
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29 JuneEarth
Asia’s harvest is about to fail on a warmer planet
The FAO warns a strong El Niño arriving within weeks will cut staple-crop yields across South and Southeast Asia, threatening 8.8 million people in 22 countries even as adaptation money…
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27 JuneTech & AI
China’s AI microdramas are already half the top shows
Forty to fifty percent of China's highest-ranked short dramas are now AI-generated or AI-assisted, according to Media Partners Asia, reshaping how platforms compete through volume rather than budget.
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25 JunePower
South Korea’s arms sales to Southeast Asia remain a vendor relationship, not a partnership
Seoul has doubled its share of global defense exports in five years, but converting frigate and fighter deals into lasting strategic ties requires training and co-production work it has not…
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23 JuneTech & AI
Lazada cuts staff again. Better process changed nothing.
The Alibaba-owned platform laid off 5% of its Southeast Asia workforce on June 23, 2026, this time consulting Singapore's union first—yet the outcome remained identical to the unannounced 2024 cuts.
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23 JuneEarth
El Niño and Middle East chaos could starve Southeast Asia this year
NOAA confirmed El Niño conditions on June 13, while Hormuz instability threatens 70% of the region's crude imports—two shocks hitting rice farms simultaneously.
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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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17 JuneEarth
Iran war exposed Southeast Asia’s energy trap. Now the exit begins.
The IEA projects Southeast Asia's net energy import bill could reach $250 billion by 2035, up from $90 billion in 2023, but the June 2025 Strait of Hormuz disruption is…
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17 JunePower
America’s hospital ship returns to Southeast Asia with a strategic message
The USNS Mercy departed San Diego on May 27 with 300 personnel to visit Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and East Timor over five months, deliberately shifting focus from the…
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17 JuneTech & AI
Two streaming rivals just agreed to stop competing for your wallet
Viu and iQiyi International will bundle their separate libraries across Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Malaysia starting in the second half of 2026, testing whether regional pooling can match the…
