Asia in Focus

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,...

Southeast Asia's corporate disposal cycle was already building before oil hit USD 100. The Hormuz shock has added a new...

When oil hit USD 100, Southeast Asia's CFOs were already managing three simultaneous capital pressures: a structural shift to all-cash...

The Strait of Hormuz was not closed by missiles alone. It was closed by the withdrawal of a piece of...

Brent crude above USD100. The Strait of Hormuz effectively closed. For institutional investors with ASEAN exposure, this is not a...

Three oil price scenarios. Five ASEAN markets. Four operational variables. For CFOs and CROs managing multi-country portfolios, the Hormuz closure...

Vietnam's long-awaited FTSE upgrade to Emerging Market status takes effect September 2026, triggering mandatory inflows of up to US$ 6...

Johor's emergence as Southeast Asia's hyperscale finance benchmark traces to a single 2019 decision in Singapore, and a US$ 900...