Vietnam

Tech & AI

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

Asia’s defence ministers reject US call for more ships, more summits

Asia’s renewable surge is hitting a grid that cannot carry it

Southeast Asia just closed the party visa era for Western travellers

Vietnam’s clean-air gamble rests on a struggling state champion

Iran war is emptying Southeast Asia’s guesthouses this summer

US defense chief softens China rhetoric while urging allies to boost military spending

Vietnam warns of three converging crises destabilizing Asia-Pacific security at Shangri-La Dialogue

Asia’s financial institutions move from crypto pilots to production infrastructure ahead of the West

Southeast Asia’s fragmented AI strategy leaves countries vulnerable to tech giants

Singapore’s tourism revenue falls despite rising arrivals, squeezing mid-market businesses

Southeast Asian nations impose new tourist levies and caps to combat overtourism

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

Strait of Hormuz disruption forces India, Indonesia to reverse clean energy goals

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

Oil shock fractures Southeast Asia, hitting Philippines and Thailand hardest

Vietnam’s youth unemployment hits 9% peak, exposing structural skills gap