Southeast Asia

CEBU, PHILIPPINES - OCTOBER 28: US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrives for the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting at Mactan Expo on October 28, 2026 in Cebu, Philippines. Ezra Acayan/Pool via REUTERS
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Fiber optic cables carrying internet providers are seen running into a server room at Intergate.Manhattan, a data center owned and developed by Sabey Data Center Properties, during a tour of the facility in lower Manhattan, in New York, March 20, 2013.The 32-story building will be the largest high-rise data center in the world with 600,000 square feet (55,742 square meters) of data center floor space and 40 Megawatts of electrical capacity. REUTERS/Mike Segar
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New US-backed Southeast Asia data cable to pick NEC or Alcatel as supplier, developer says
22/10/2026
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17/10/2026
A person stands on a promenade as haze from wildfires shrouds the area, on the bank of the Kahayan River in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 14, 2026. REUTERS/Arief Rahman Septian Prathama TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Why is the haze so bad in Southeast Asia this year?
17/10/2026
A drone view shows smoke rising from a burned palm-oil plantation in an area affected by wildfires in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang Regency, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, August 30, 2026. The fires and haze have shrouded parts of Borneo, which also includes the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, in a hazardous smog that has also spread to Singapore and the Malaysian peninsula, forcing some schools to close and causing a spike in respiratory illnesses. REUTERS
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No relief from haze across Southeast Asia as Indonesia fires rage on
16/10/2026
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Politics
Taiwan under pressure, Southeast Asia at risk
12/10/2026
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
Business
Nearly 30 years after IMF rescue, Thailand faces new economic test
10/10/2026
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
01/10/2026
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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Expert urges prioritising protection of children from haze in Southeast Asia
26/09/2026
China opens major river-to-sea canal, creates trade shortcut to Southeast Asia
Business
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
Technology
Southeast Asia emerges as a crucial driver of China's clean-tech exports
12/09/2026
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Business
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

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