Though China might fill aid void left by USAID, its own challenges could limit it
An archived page of USAID's now-closed website shows that the agency lauded its "Countering Chinese Influence Fund" as one of ...
Is Southeast Asia ready to embrace DeepSeek? Costs, security among concerns
While DeepSeek is an attractive alternative, analysts say it has ‘a long way to go’ to widespread adoption as many of its ...
Why is China clamping down on scammers in Southeast Asia?
The fate of actor Wang Xing prompted outrage in China after he disappeared and had to be saved from a Myanmar scam center.
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Southeast Asia in the crossfire of the US–China trade war
With the regional environment growing more uncertain by the day, ASEAN needs unity and cooperation more than ever to ensure ...
The Diplomat2d
Trump’s Sudden Impact and Implications For Southeast Asia
Within Southeast Asia, deep cuts to USAID have already resulted in the suspension or curtailing of a wide range of programs ...
Golden rail corridor in Southeast Asia starts to take shape as China-Thailand HSR accelerates
The China-Nepal cross-border railway project will be a game changer in the trans-Himalayan region connecting not only Nepal ... The commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) ...
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Beyond Oil: How Southeast Asia's Energy Consumption is Shifting
Southeast Asia's unique cultural, climatic, and energy resource advantages may offer unexpected resilience in the face of ...
Thailand lobbies for chip investments as Trump's trade war with China kicks off
Thailand aims to have an initial draft of a strategic plan for its semiconductor sector ready in the next 90 days, keen to ...
Analysts: Rubio charts a course for countering China
Newly sworn secretary of state is to maximize American interest and counter China to secure regional peace in Southeast and ...
Thailand's Paetongtarn Shinawatra in China, with trade, railway, scam farms on the table
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has arrived in China for a four-day visit as the two sides look to crack down on telecoms scam farms in Southeast Asia, and with trade, technology and ...
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Indonesia: Building The Future Of Southeast Asia
Several global financial institutions—including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian ...
Southeast Asia’s poorest nation says ‘holding off’ Chinese interest in huge gas field
East Timor would prefer to work with Australia and Japan over Chinese firms that have expressed interest in the field, Jose ...