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New Southeast Asia Survey Shows Greater Trust in the U.S. Than China This Year—but There’s a Catch
All major powers—the U.S., China, Japan, the European Union, and India—saw an increase in trust from Southeast Asia this year ...
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Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of ...
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360° View of How Southeast Asia Can Attract More FDI in Chips and AI
Economic Access: Southeast Asia’s digital economy is projected to reach $2 trillion by 2030. US firms that invest early will ...
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The Latest ‘State of Southeast Asia’ Survey is a Time Capsule From Last Month
Conducted around the time of President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the survey has little to say about the turmoil now ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore5d
Why are Trump’s tariffs in Southeast Asia highest among Indochina countries?
JOHOR BAHRU: Southeast Asian countries in the Indochina region are among those hardest hit by sweeping tariffs announced by United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Apr 2), with analysts ...
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'People will die': Vulnerable groups in Southeast Asia at mercy of Trump's USAID freeze as NGOs scramble for solutions
Non-profits in the region advocating for migrant workers, wildlife, LGBTQ rights and other causes are scrambling to find new ...
The New York Times6d
Trump Took a Wrecking Ball to Southeast Asia’s Role as an Alternative to China
Punishing tariffs on Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and others in the region threaten their position as major manufacturing hubs for the American market. By Alexandra Stevenson Reporting from Hong ...
US tariffs push Southeast Asia into China’s arms
Southeast Asian nations are scrambling to mitigate the potentially devastating impact of the Trump administration’s tariff ...
Trump Blocked America’s Front Door to China. Now He’s Closing Back Doors.
The U.S. tariffs on transshipment countries like Vietnam and Cambodia are so steep that they could force a major reassessment ...
‘All-round blockade’: Trump tariffs hit China’s offshore factories
Chinese companies that shifted operations to South-East Asia to save costs while getting around Trump tariffs during his ...
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Why South East Asia once considered economic integration with India
India at the time was viewed as a stalwart of the anti-colonial movement. As the Cold War erupted, it had made plain that it would neither get swayed by the United States nor by the Soviet Union.