Asia in Focus

Vietnam delivered more than half of ASEAN's renewable capacity additions over the past decade. The region has now assigned it...

ASEAN's renewable energy share fell for a decade while ministers added capacity and raised targets. AI offers a USD 67...

Indonesia floats Malacca Strait toll proposal after Iran charges Hormuz fees, Singapore rejects tolls as breach of international law, Thailand...

Foreign investors exit Thai assets at fastest pace since 2024, Indonesia maintains investor commitment despite tensions, Malaysia positioned to capture...

Indonesia built Danantara to fix its governance credibility problem. The MSCI crisis has revealed the paradox: the fund's borrowing capacity...

While markets fixate on Indonesia's MSCI deadline, two compounding crises are running simultaneously - a budget haemorrhaging IDR 6.7 trillion...

On 27 January 2026, MSCI gave Indonesia four months to fix its markets or face demotion. Regulators moved fast. A...

Microsoft is building Thailand's AI infrastructure. The government needs 1.087 million high-skilled professionals by 2029. The programmes exist. The timeline...

On 31 March 2026, Microsoft committed USD 1 billion to Thailand's AI infrastructure. The next morning, Thailand's leading business body...

ASEAN markets shed USD 216.9 billion as Hormuz closure exposes chronic oil shortages, Philippines transport workers strike over fuel prices,...