The 12 Most Dangerous Places in the World
Dangerous places to avoid when traveling The world is a fascinating place, and you may want to see all of it! But before venturing out there, you should be aware of certain risks. While you’re ...
The Diplomat20d
Southeast Asia’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty
Southeast Asia’s internet users are set to reach 402 million this year, generating vast troves of security, health, financial, and biometric data. Most of this data is stored in Big Tech’s ...
Philippines' Kanlaon volcano eruption resumes, says seismology agency
A volcano in the central Philippines erupted on Tuesday morning, ejecting an ash-laden plume reaching around 4,000 metres (2.5 miles) high, the seismology agency said.
The Straits Times1d
Malaysia pushes for coordinated South-east Asia tariff response
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia will lead efforts to coordinate a regional response in South-east Asia towards US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. “ ...
Bloomberg L.P.4d
Tariffs Rip Through Southeast Asia Stocks, Sink Vietnam’s Market
Southeast Asian stocks fell after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President Donald Trump. Vietnamese shares slid the most in more than two decades.
The Diplomat8d
Southeast Asia’s Growing Maritime Security Agenda Challenge
That balance is critical within the broader issue of how to navigate and prioritize within Southeast Asia’s crowded maritime agenda. To be sure, there is no exact science in how Southeast Asia ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore4d
Trump 2.0 among Southeast Asia’s top preoccupations in 2025, survey finds
With President Donald Trump inaugurated for a second term on Jan 20, new US leadership shot up on the list of geopolitical concerns in the 2025 edition of The State of Southeast Asia survey by ...
Bloomberg L.P.5d
Trump Presidency a Key Concern for Southeast Asia, Survey Shows
President Donald Trump’s return to the White House this year was identified in a new survey as one of Southeast Asia’s top three geopolitical worries. Trump took third place at 46.9% in top ...
Nikkei Asia22d
Southeast Asia's homegrown pop music surges in popularity
TOKYO -- The share of homegrown tunes is growing in Southeast Asia's music market, fueled by advancements in digitization that have reduced production and distribution costs. The rise of middle ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore4d
US regains edge over China as preferred partner in Southeast Asia: Survey
The State of Southeast Asia 2025 report, based on polls conducted by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (ISEAS) between Jan 3 and Feb 15 and released on Thursday (Apr 3), examined regional ...
East Asia Forum25d
Collaboration crucial to combatting scams in Southeast Asia
These controversies highlight the concerning growth of complex scam operations across mainland Southeast Asia’s lawless borderlands, especially those targeting Chinese citizens. Civil conflict in ...