Report
An on-the-ground accounting of consequences — what a disaster, a policy, or a shift in conditions actually did, measured and documented rather than summarized.
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Jun- 2026 -26 JuneEarth
China’s recovering elephant herds are walking into farmland. Drones see them coming.
Thermal cameras mounted on hourly drone flights detected a 17-elephant herd 95% of the time near midnight, offering a tested method for anticipating conflict as Yunnan's population doubled since the…
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26 JuneEarth
The Philippines is building renewable power on Chinese supply chains
With 98% of solar imports from China and residential rates at $0.22 per kilowatt-hour, Manila is trading fuel dependence for manufacturing dependence.
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26 JuneLife & Health
Australia can learn from Asia’s 30 years fighting bird flu
Hong Kong stopped its 1997 outbreak by culling 1.5 million birds in three days, but the virus has since evolved to kill wild animals at unprecedented scale, forcing Australia to…
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25 JuneEarth
Singapore is betting US$500 million to unlock Asia’s green capital
The Monetary Authority of Singapore closed the first US$250 million tranche of its Energy Transition Acceleration Finance fund on June 25, using public money to absorb early-stage risk and attract…
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25 JunePower
Asia’s defense factories are now supplying the West
Military spending across Asia reached $573 billion in 2025 as South Korea and Japan shifted from buyers to builders, filling Western production gaps drained by Ukraine and Middle East operations.
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24 JuneCapital
China just locked Central Asia’s uranium and copper supply
A $3.5 billion investment package across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signals Beijing is displacing Russia as the region's primary economic partner, controlling the fuel cycle from mine to reactor.
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22 JuneCapital
Australia’s wine bet on Southeast Asia, not just China
Southeast Asian exports hit AUD 374 million in 2025, up 11 per cent, as the industry hedges against renewed dependence on a single market after tariffs fell.
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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 JuneCapital
American whiskey exports to Japan collapsed. Now the US is chasing East Asia.
A 28% drop in Japanese whiskey sales and a 70% collapse in Canadian exports pushed the Distilled Spirits Council to spend US$900,000 in federal marketing funds on Japan and Taiwan…
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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…
