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The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast Asia

Southeast Asia becomes the 'most important' overseas market for Chinese EVs as the West turns to tariffs

This week, Canada became the latest Western government to slap tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.

Fortune

Pope Heads To Southeast Asia In Ambitious Trip

Pope Francis embarks Monday on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest and farthest of his papacy that will challenge the 87-year-old's increasingly fragile health.

International Business Times

Philippines Says China 'Biggest Disruptor' Of Peace In Southeast Asia

China is the "biggest disruptor" of peace in Southeast Asia, the Philippine defence chief said Tuesday, as tensions between Manila and Beijing over disputed reefs and waters in the South China Sea escalate.

International Business Times

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Applications for the prestigious 15th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Award extended to September 9

This edition of the award is dedicated to Southeast Asia and the violations of rights caused by illegal overfishing

Digital Camera World

Survey shows disaster-prone Southeast Asia is also best prepared, suggesting lessons can be learned

Southeast Asia is among the regions most prone to natural disasters, but a new analysis shows its people also feel the best equipped to deal with them

The Independent UK

The Elevate Leadership Group: Bridging Cultures And Markets With Strategic Expertise

The Elevate Leadership Group has established partnerships with leading organizations across various sectors, including one of Asia's top consulting firms, a prominent export company from Vietnam, and one of Southeast Asia's leading energy drink brands.

International Business Times

Interview: How businesses saw the light on UST projectors

We talk projectors with Tan May Lin, Regional Director of Printer and Visual Products and Regional Director of Brand and Communications, Epson Southeast Asia.

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ASEAN Club Championship Returns After Two-Decade Hiatus With Strong Contenders

The ASEAN Club Championship returns after 20 years, featuring top Southeast Asian football clubs in a highly anticipated tournament.

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Southeast Asian forces gather for joint military drills

Defence personnel and navy ships will conduct joint military exercises and training initiatives with Southeast Asian counterparts over five months.

AAP

DBS's next CEO will be Tan Su Shan, the first woman to lead Southeast Asia’s largest bank

Tan Su Shan will become the first woman CEO in DBS' history when she assumes the top job come March 2025.

Fortune

Can Southeast Asian countries work together to regulate AI?

"Bigger markets in the region [are] leaning towards protecting their own domestic market," said Gullnaz Baig, executive director of the Angsana Council.

Fortune

AI adoption in Southeast Asia faces serious challenges

Everyone wants AI to work—but there are a lot of "gaps" left to bridge to make it happen.

Fortune

Japan's defense minister begins visits to Cambodia and Vietnam, both under Beijing's shadow

Japan’s defense minister has held talks with senior officials in Cambodia, a top ally of China, as he begins a Southeast Asian trip that will also take him to Vietnam, whose relations with Beijing are complicated by maritime disputes

The Independent UK

Indonesian Growth Slows In Second Quarter

Growth in Southeast Asia's largest economy was 5.05 percent in the second quarter, slightly lower than the previous quarter's 5.11 percent, Statistics Indonesia said.

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Singapore shows that the small can survive in the global AI arms race

Speaker after speaker at Fortune Brainstorm AI Singapore this week argued that the Southeast Asian country has its own niche in the global AI sector.

Fortune

AI can help bridge Southeast Asia’s 1,000 languages—but the work ‘has to be done by Southeast Asians’

The full extent of Southeast Asia's cultural diversity risks being ignored by AI models built on English and Mandarin Chinese.

Fortune

Singapore's AI ambitions: How the city-state is keeping up in an arms race dominated by the U.S. and China

Collaboration between government and industry has made Singapore a competitive player in AI—and a "digital Switzerland" in the superpower rivalry.

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ASEAN Regional Talks Address South China Sea Tensions

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia meet in Laos to address South China Sea disputes, Myanmar conflict, and regional security.

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The Independent UK

Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia are gathered in the Laotian capital with partners that include the United States, China, Russia, Japan, India and Australia

Space

Europe's JUICE Jupiter probe flies by Earth on Aug. 20, and it may be visible to some skywatchers

Europe's JUICE Jupiter spacecraft will swing past Earth on Aug. 20, and some skywatchers in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Ocean region may be able to see it.

The Independent UK

Southeast Asian diplomats meet with China as friction mounts over Beijing's sweeping maritime claims

Top diplomats from Southeast Asia have met with China’s Foreign Minister for talks that come as friction continues to escalate in the region as Beijing grows more assertive in pressing sweeping maritime claims

The Independent UK

Myanmar violence, South China Sea tensions are top issues as Southeast Asian diplomats meet in Laos

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering in the capital of Laos for the start of a regional forum that will run through Saturday

The Independent UK

French air force mission makes stopover in Indonesia to boost security ties

France’s air force has made a stopover in Indonesia’s capital, part of a visit to Southeast Asia that’s meant to display French commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese maritime activity there

International Business Times

Blinken Heads To Southeast Asia To Reaffirm Ties With Strategic Allies

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken heads to Southeast Asia this week to deepen ties with his country's strategic allies, an official said Monday, with the United States seeking to bolster its regional stance against an increasingly assertive China.

Fortune

Mars wants to sell more chocolate in Southeast Asia—and that means dealing with extreme heat and consumers who 'want content every minute'

Southeast Asian consumers see chocolate as an infrequent treat, which Mars sees as an opportunity for growth.

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