India Integrates Technologies from Captured Chinese Air-to-Air Missile into Astra Mark 2

The Defence Research and Development Organisation of India has decided to integrate technologies from the Chinese PL-15 air-to-air missile into the domestic Astra Mark 2. This decision became possible after a technical analysis of the missile. It...

Google expands ALU and AMED agricultural APIs to Southeast Asia and Japan

Google expands its Agricultural Landscape Understanding (ALU) and Agricultural Monitoring and Event Detection (AMED) APIs, initially launched in India, to Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Japan. The APIs provide remot Published Date - 24 October...

Light and Moon Together: CHD Celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival Across Southeast Asia

BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — China Huadian Corporation (“CHD”) recently brought the spirit of the Mid-Autumn Festival to life across Southeast Asia with a series of heartwarming celebrations. From Indonesia to Cambodia and Vietnam, the...

Light and Moon Together: China Huadian Corporation (CHD) Celebrates Mid-Autumn Festival Across Southeast Asia

BEIJING, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — CHD recently brought the spirit of the Mid-Autumn Festival to life across Southeast Asia with a series of heartwarming celebrations. From Indonesia to Cambodia and Vietnam, the company’s overseas teams...

Dunhuang’s Buddhist art comes to Asian Civilisations Museum in biggest South-east Asia show

SINGAPORE – Buddhist art treasures from the Unesco World Heritage Site of the Dunhuang Mogao Caves will be shown at the Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in the second half of 2026. The first major exhibition in South-east Asia dedicated to...

East and Southeast Asia’s solar pattern flips as La Niña develops

In a new weekly update for pv magazine, Solcast, a DNV company, reports that Southern and Western China enjoyed above-average irradiance in September, while eastern parts of the country experienced wetter conditions. October 24, 2025 Solcast A...

Rising to the Challenge: A Coordinated Approach to Southeast Asia’s Online Scamming Problem

Online scams have evolved from a consumer protection issue into a global security threat. The numbers are staggering: scams are part of a $10.5 trillion cybercrime economy, with consumers losing more than $1 trillion in 2023 alone. Southeast Asia...

Crimes Against South Koreans in Southeast Asia Stir Public Anxiety, Survey Shows

Angkor Wat, Cambodia’s iconic tourist attraction (Image courtesy of Yonhap) SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent spate of violent crimes targeting South Koreans in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries has dampened public confidence in...

Trade war sparks a surge in Chinese exports to Southeast Asia.

Commercial tensions with the United States have contributed to an increase in intraregional trade. The proportion of Chinese exports destined for the U.S. has been declining, initiating a diversification trend in 2018, while Asian partners are...

US trade war is splintering South-east Asia

The region has always been at the heart of great power rivalry, but the stakes are rising as the US and China compete more fiercely for influence DESPITE its geopolitical heft, South-east Asia has rarely been more divided. In separately seeking...

Japan's Nikkei rises on tech boost, set for eighth weekly gain in nine

Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Friday, driven by index heavyweight tech stocks, and was poised for an eighth weekly gain in nine on expectations for fiscal dove Sanae Takaichi's new government. The Nikkei climbed 1.35% to...

Japan wants to play active role in Middle East, new Foreign Minister says

Arab News Japan TOKYO: New Japanese Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu says Japan wants to “continue to play an active role in promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, utilizing Japan’s unique initiatives such as peace and prosperity...

China’s Type 076 blurs line between carrier and assault ship

China’s new amphibious assault ship – a drone-launching, catapult-powered hybrid that combines carrier punch with assault ship flexibility to project power like never before – is rewriting the rules of amphibious warfare. This month, the South...

India's data center: $50b investment to transform the country

India’s data centre industry is on the cusp of an unprecedented expansion, with global technology giants and Indian conglomerates set to invest over $50 billion in capacity development over the next five to seven years, according to The Economic...

Christine Tan named area managing director in Southeast Asia at Preferred Travel Group

Global travel and hospitality company Preferred Travel Group has announced the appointment of Christine Tan as its area managing director for Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Tan will oversee account management and business development across...

South Africa Pursues Deeper Trade Ties with Southeast Asia Amid Global Shifts

In a strategic move to bolster economic partnerships and counterbalance recent trade pressures, President Cyril Ramaphosa has embarked on a diplomatic mission to Southeast Asia, with his first stop in Indonesia. The push comes as South Africa...

Japan’s new PM Takaichi targets 2% military spend by March

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will bolster the country's military spending as tensions rise with China, North Korea and Russia. In her first major policy speech since taking office Tuesday, Japan's first female leader said the...

Japan tightens rules for business manager visa

Japan's business manager residence status, introduced a decade ago to lure entrepreneurs from overseas, has become increasingly popular. More than 41,000 people held it last year.But concerns have grown that the status was being misused as an easy...

Japan Pledges to Sign Post-WWII Peace Treaty with Russia — A New Chapter in Tokyo-Moscow Talks

Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, used her first policy speech after taking office to announce that she intends to sign a peace treaty with Russia — a treaty that has remained unsigned since the end of World War II. Takaichi framed the...

Japan: Takaichi Confronts Early Defence Challenge During Trump Visit

Japan‘s leader Sanae Takaichi’s new hardline coalition partner empowers her security agenda and allows U.S. President Donald Trump to advocate for increased military spending, though her fragile government could limit the extent of her actions....