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China opens major river-to-sea canal, creates trade shortcut to Southeast Asia
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China opens major river-to-sea canal, creating trade shortcut to Southeast Asia
16/09/2026
Workers walk at a solar farm in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu/File Photo
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Southeast Asia emerges as a crucial driver of China's clean-tech exports
12/09/2026
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Southeast Asia growth resilient as AI boom offsets risks
11/09/2026
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The narrow corridor of Dili: sovereignty, capital, and the art of forgetting
02/09/2026
Thai soldiers stand guard beside concertina razor wire along the Thailand-Cambodia border in Pong Nam Ron district, Chanthaburi province, Thailand, July 22, 2026. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
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Thailand presses on with Cambodia border fence after 2025 clashes
23/07/2026
Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone pose for a group pho
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ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says
10/07/2026
Consider This: Haze Outlook 2026 — A Rare Red Warning: Is Southeast Asia Ready?
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Consider This: Haze Outlook 2026 — A Rare Red Warning: Is Southeast Asia Ready?
26/06/2026
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar, are stuck in limbo at a compound inside the KK Park, a fraud factory, and a human trafficking hub on the border with Thailand-Myanmar after a multinational crackdown on the compounds run by criminal gangs, operated by the Karen Border Guard Force (BGF) in Myawaddy, Myanmar, February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Over 5,000 people trapped in Myanmar scam centres near Thai border, rights group says
23/06/2026
AWANI Global: World Refugee Day | Lessons From Southeast Asia
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AWANI Global: World Refugee Day | Lessons From Southeast Asia
21/06/2026
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EXPLAINER - Cambodia turns to obscure UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand
03/06/2026
Last month, China blocked Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Chinese-founded, Singapore-based AI startup. The timing is not incidental. At the peak of US-China AI competition, breakthrough technologies are no longer just commercial assets; they are instruments of national strategy. There is no longer a purely commercial decision for tech companies in the age of cross-border AI. The new reality dictates that tech companies need to reconcile the fact that geopolitics and tech development are inextricab
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Beyond the Deal: What China’s block of Meta’s Manus acquisition tells us about the new rules of AI
19/05/2026
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Cambodia says strife in Southeast Asia could crimp energy crisis response
06/05/2026
AWANI Global: Unpacking the state of Southeast Asia report 2026
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AWANI Global: Unpacking the state of Southeast Asia report 2026
03/05/2026
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to media after holding phone talks with Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian at her official residence in Tokyo, Japan April 8, 2026, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN.
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Japan offers $10 billion support to help Asian neighbours secure oil
15/04/2026

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