Vietnam expands wind power ambitions for 2030

Vietnam is betting on wind power to fuel its green transition amid the energy uncertainty, while fuel price is changeable.

South Korea ICT exports hit record high on AI chip demand

South Korea’s exports of information and communication technology (ICT) products reached a record monthly high in May, driven by strong demand for semiconductors and other products linked to the artificial intelligence ecosystem.

The Singapore to Malaysia migration reshaping Southeast Asia

An industrial migration is quietly shifting the economic landscape of Southeast Asia, particularly that surrounding Singapore and Malaysia.

South China Sea tensions drive a quiet realignment against Beijing

The Philippines is not alone as other countries bordering the South China Sea are also starting to push back. Surprisingly given shared Communist ideals is Vietnam, which has become one of the region's most active challengers of Chinese claims.

Vietnam’s Gia Lai draws wave of renewable energy investment as wind projects expand

Vietnam’s central province of Gia Lai is emerging as a renewable energy investment hub, with several large-scale wind power projects secured in the first months of 2026.

Asia’s EV race speeds up as China’s champions challenge Tesla

As of mid-2026, China remains the centre of gravity in the EV world.

Australia pledges $10m to back climate tech startups in Vietnam

Australia has committed $10m to support climate-focused startups in Vietnam, in a move aimed at strengthening the country’s early-stage green investment ecosystem.

Gulf War III squeezes tourism-dependent economies across Southeast Asia

War-driven fuel costs and ceasefire uncertainty are squeezing tourism across Southeast Asia, with Thailand's Middle Eastern arrivals down 57% and airlines raising surcharges sharply.

Asia’s coal comeback complicates energy transition across region

Taiwan has struggled to secure LNG supplies through May and finalised contracts covering roughly half of June demand, but additional procurement costs are expected to reach into the billions of US dollars to complete.

The baby bust: how a global demographic crisis crept up on everyone

Just a decade ago, the dominant demographic narrative was of "dying Russia" — a population hollowed out by the chaos that followed the Soviet collapse, shrinking through a combination of low birth rates, high mortality and mass emigration.

Fuel prices cast a dark shadow over Asia travel season

There will be no real winners in traditional tourism this summer – only airlines, tourist destinations and central banks left counting the cost.

Vietnam plans 270MW floating solar across hydropower reservoirs

Vietnam’s state-owned power producer EVNGENCO1 has proposed adding 270MW of floating solar capacity across three hydropower reservoirs in southern Vietnam

Malaysia shifts from Singapore overflow hub to regional AI data centre powerhouse

The Malaysian data centre landscape is in the middle of a transformation, in which the country tries to evolve from a secondary destination for Singapore’s overflow demand into a regional leader in high-value Artificial Intelligence infrastructure.

Việt Nam Sets $300bn digital tech revenue goal

ASEAN’s power gamble will shape the region’s economic future

Electricity demand across the wider ASEAN region is rising rapidly. Manufacturing expansion, electric vehicle adoption and the construction of energy-intensive data centres are driving consumption higher and higher every day.

Pinglu Canal highlights China’s logistics-first infrastructure strategy

China’s latest major infrastructure project, the Pinglu Canal in Guangxi in the south of the country, is being described by local sources and in online forums in sweeping terms - a transformative trade route of sorts.

Intel deepens Vietnam semiconductor push

Intel is planning to expand investment in Vietnam, support workforce training and help develop the country’s semiconductor ecosystem as it deepens its role in the group’s global manufacturing network.

Has the Third World War started – in Asia?

As history has demonstrated many times to date, the ‘start’ of a world war is less a moment than a process, and Asia today is beginning to look uncomfortably similar to Europe of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Asian trade jitters spark fresh Malacca Strait monetisation push

The collapse of maritime stability in the Middle East has cast a long, overdue shadow over the busiest maritime chokepoint in Asia: the Strait of Malacca.

India cannot compete with Russia in defence export markets

India has traditionally been a major defence export market for Russia, and while being mostly a vendor - customer relationship between 1960 and 2000, it has now started to evolve in the 'beyond-visual range' era of multi-domain warfare.