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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Jun- 2026 -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 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 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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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…
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16 JuneEarth
Southeast Asia’s oil bill could triple by 2035 without urgent diversification
The International Energy Agency projects the region's net oil import costs will climb from US$80 billion in 2024 to US$245 billion by 2035 if fossil fuel policies remain unchanged, exposing…
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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 JuneTech & AI
Washington just showed Asia who controls frontier AI
On June 12, the US Commerce Department ordered Anthropic to cut off Claude Fable 5 for every foreign user worldwide, including Singapore—a founding member of the Pax Silica AI alliance—revealing…
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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.
