Southeast Asia’s third-richest country posts record $384B exports in 9 months
Imports rose 25.7% to RM1.34 trillion during the period, bringing total trade to RM2.91 trillion, up 30.1%, according…
Southeast Asia’s 2nd largest economy welcomes 13 million tourists in nine months
Overnight visitors accounted for 72.9% of Singapore’s total arrivals from January to September, reaching 9.22 million, down 3.3%…
Southeast Asia’s second largest economy leads region in tourism development
The city state scored 4.89 points, up 3.4 percentage points from 2024 in the biennial ranking released on…
STRYDE wins 12,000-node seismic deployment in Indonesia
(WO) — STRYDE has secured an agreement to supply 12,000 seismic nodes and its Nimble Seismic Acquisition System…
In Focus | As the US weighs restrictions on cloud computing, how will China’s AI sector adapt?
When Chinese artificial intelligence developers want to train their next-generation frontier models, they all face the same daunting…
Why AI giants are choosing Singapore to turn models into real-world tools
When Jordan Seow joined OpenAI in June 2025, he became the company’s first locally hired forward-deployed engineer in…
Southeast Asia’s third largest economy eyes $600M tourism boost with domestic travel subsidies
Thailand is targeting more than 20 billion baht (US$601 million) in additional tourism spending through a domestic travel…
Southeast Asia’s third-richest country among world’s 5 cheapest places to buy iPhone 18 Pro
Only the U.S. and Canada offer lower prices outside Asia, at $1,199 and $1,330, while the UAE rounds…
Southeast Asia’s largest economy welcomes nearly 9 million tourists in seven months
Indonesia, Southeast Asia’s largest economy, received 8.98 million international tourists in the first seven months of 2026, up…
Inside Thailand’s bid to wire the world’s AI revolution
In the rush to build an AI future, semiconductors are the silicon rock stars that soak up all…
Exclusive | China and US push Southeast Asia over their AI blocs. Will it test region’s non-alignment?
Southeast Asian leaders have long insisted they will not be forced to pick sides in the great-power rivalry…
AI and chips are turning Malaysia into Asia’s growth standout
Joel William is about to begin a feasibility study for a Chinese client weighing a chemical plant in…