Southeast Asia
Manufacturing, trade, and digital economies are shifting here faster than almost anywhere else on the planet. Ten nations, one supply chain revolution, and a tourism boom rewriting where the world travels next.
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Jul- 2026 -20 JulyCapital
South Korea deploys task force to dodge Indonesia’s October halal deadline
A 27-member government-industry delegation seeks grace periods and inspection waivers from Jakarta before mandatory cosmetics certification takes effect October 17, reshaping K-beauty's access to 275 million consumers.
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19 JulySociety
Japan’s fraud losses hit record as scam compounds keep reloading
A raid in Surabaya freed two Japanese women held for three days, but Amnesty International found none of 73 trafficking survivors from Cambodian compounds had been formally recognized, exposing a…
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19 JulySociety
Bangkok’s nightlife safety cycle claims another 34 lives
A week after the July 12 Rong Beer Na Lat Phrao fire, investigators found locked exits and unapproved electrical work—the same failures that killed 67 at the Santika club in…
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19 JulyEarth
Vietnam’s saturated slopes collapse as climate rain intensifies
Four deaths and 238 hectares of destroyed crops in Lai Chau province expose how human-driven warming is overwhelming mountain communities faster than infrastructure can adapt.
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18 JulyCapital
Philippines has the laws. It needs the ports and power plants.
With $170 billion in infrastructure spending and tax breaks stretching 40 years, Manila is racing Vietnam and Malaysia to convert legislative reform into functioning factories before boardrooms lock in capacity…
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18 JulyEarth
Western AI demand is forcing Malaysia to burn more coal
Data-centre electricity demand could surge sevenfold by 2035, but grid upgrades and renewable buildout cannot keep pace, leaving coal as the fastest available power source.
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18 JulyCapital
Singapore’s property boom rests on two mega-deals worth S$6.4 billion
Savills raised its full-year investment forecast to S$55–60 billion after Q2 transactions hit S$15.02 billion, but strip out the Paragon and Asia Square Tower 2 sales and momentum evaporates.
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18 JulyTech & AI
Sea Group is quietly building its own data centers across Southeast Asia
The orders are already stretching lead times for Western server buyers, signaling a strategic decoupling from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google in a region where power is the new competitive constraint.
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18 JulyLife & Health
Australia’s biosimilar gap could close if the government acts now
Samsung Bioepis and Organon expanded their partnership to bring a fourth product to Australia as Canberra weighs making biosimilars the default for new patients, potentially freeing A$1.5 billion in PBS…
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17 JulyCapital
A Texas freighter startup just bet big on China’s cargo boom
Mammoth Freighters opens its first Asia-Pacific 777 conversion hub in Qingdao this September with partner STAECO, positioning itself inside surging regional air cargo demand while navigating China's separate regulatory approval…
