Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023
Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific …
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Alibaba bets big on cross-border e-commerce with new service base in Shanghai and more capital for Lazada
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding is taking more steps to expand its overseas business as it jostles with fast-growing platforms such as Shein and Temu to become the bridge …
Malaysia PM makes multiple changes in cabinet reshuffle
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a wreath-laying ceremony at Rizal Park on March 02, 2023 in Manila, Philippines. Anwar Ibrahim held talks with President Marcos during his two-day visit …
Southeast Asia eyes ‘double benefit’ of tapping China, India tourists post-Covid
“More destinations in Southeast Asia are introducing direct flights to/from India to meet increasing demand for travel to the region,” said Gary Bowerman, director of Check in Asia and co-host …
Southeast Asia eyes seafood export bounty as sustainability falls by the wayside
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Southeast Asia’s governments are unpicking crucial protections on who crews their fishing fleets and what comes back in their nets, environmentalists say, …
Singapore must consider Asean interests in its US-China calculations: Sinologist Wang Gungwu
In Living With Civilisations, a recently published collection of four IPS-Nathan Lectures by Singapore-based professor Wang Gungwu, he explores the civilisations that shaped the history and nation-building process of Southeast …
Japan’s bid to elevate Asean ties will offer region ‘options’ amid growing Chinese influence
During the event, Japan – the first country to establish dialogue relations with Asean in 1973 – is expected to “jointly announce a vision that sets out the broad direction …
‘Too ambitious’ National Gallery Singapore exhibition on colonial and postcolonial experiences in Southeast Asia and Latin America still has its merits
“When you say tropical, you start imagining banana trees, ‘natives’ in the sun living the good life and the exotic, but no – it is much more than that,” says …
Insurer HSBC Life draws customers from 46 overseas markets and China as customers throng to Hong Kong for its wider product range
Mainland Chinese clients are not the only ones turning to Hong Kong to buy insurance products, with HSBC Life reporting policy sales to customers from 46 other jurisdictions in the …
Henry Kissinger’s legacy in Southeast Asia: from ‘war criminal’ in Vietnam to ‘close friend’ of Singapore
To get to “peace with honour” in Vietnam, he orchestrated one of the most intensive bombing campaigns ever seen on North Vietnamese positions, especially on Hanoi. The annual gala of …