For much of prehistory, Southeast Asia was not a scattering of islands separated by shallow seas. It was a single, immense landmass—low, fertile, and threaded with rivers—stretching from the Asian ...

Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

By Carolyn CowanGerry Flynn BANGKOK — 2025 saw global conservation plunged into chaos, with an estimated $500 million in ...

Economic and geopolitical necessity drives ASEAN countries to stand against isolationism and choose economic openness.

Few parts of the global economy hold more obvious promise than South-East Asia. Multinational firms hoping to move manufacturing away from China are racing to establish supply chains in the region.

While the funding winter persists, the region’s fundamentals and strategic advantages have never been more compelling Read ...

In East and Southeast Asia, democracy must be understood within the region’s unique political, historical and economic contexts. While liberal values are present, many citizens prioritise stability, ...

2024 was a grim year for conservation and its champions across Southeast Asia, as deforestation surged due to infrastructure, agriculture, logging and mining, threatening critical ecosystems and ...

In the decades immediately ahead, East Asia will experience perhaps the modern world’s most dramatic demographic shift. All of the region’s main states—China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—are about ...

The region’s success relies on free trade, but that openness is now threatened by growing protectionism and U.S. export controls. While these evasion tactics challenge U.S. trade policy enforcement, ...

Data is the oil of the 21st century, and Southeast Asia risks pumping its reserves into foreign tanks. The need for the region to develop its own technological infrastructure has never been more ...

Southeast Asia is expanding from overspill demand, highlighting emerging hubs and the growing need for fiber and subsea connectivity ...