Southeast Asia

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Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ekniti Nitithanprapas, poses before an interview with Reuters, at Finance Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, September 25, 2026. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
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A satellite image shows construction of an airport in Ban Keun, where China’s Ministry of National Defense says it has opened a joint military support and training centre, in Vientiane Province, Laos, September 2, 2026. Vantor/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.
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China carves new military presence in Southeast Asian neighbour
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Kuala Lumpur's skyline is shrouded in haze from regional wildfires, as seen from Ampang, Malaysia, August 26, 2026. REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
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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
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Workers walk at a solar farm in Tongchuan, Shaanxi province, China December 11, 2019. REUTERS/Muyu Xu/File Photo
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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
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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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Consider This: Haze Outlook 2026 — A Rare Red Warning: Is Southeast Asia Ready?
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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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AWANI Global: World Refugee Day | Lessons From Southeast Asia
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AWANI Global: World Refugee Day | Lessons From Southeast Asia
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EXPLAINER - Cambodia turns to obscure UN process to resolve maritime dispute with Thailand
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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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