Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia’s US$1T digital dream slips five years, and AI is the new reason to keep believing

e27 Southeast Asia • 40h ago

Every October, Google, Temasek and Bain & Company gather Southeast Asia’s tech crowd around one seductive number. This year it is US$368 billion, the gross merchandise value (GMV) the region’s digital economy is projected to reach in 2026, up 17 per cent year-on-year. The longer-range promise is more than US$1 trillion by 2035. Long-time…

Oxygen Tanks, Air Purifier Sales Up By 600% In Southeast Asia Amid Indonesia Wildfires Haze

Inquirer.net (PH) • 4d ago

KUALA LUMPUR — Toxic haze from wildfires burning in Indonesia has spiked a demand for oxygen tanks and air purifiers across the region, manufacturers say, as they work the clock on equipment providing life-saving clean air. The months-long haze has blanketed parts of Southeast Asia, forcing school closures and fuelling a rise in respiratory complaints. Families are now rushing to buy devices to keep indoor air clean. At AA Alive, a medical equipment company based just outside of Kuala Lumpur,…

Building Regional Resilience: Climate, Environment and Peace│Lessons from South and Southeast Asia

Asia News Network • 59d ago

Building Regional Resilience: Climate, Environment and Peace│Lessons from South and Southeast…

Inside the new rooftop bar and restaurant with Southeast Asian cooking and breathtaking views of Manchester

Manchester Evening News (GB) • 47d ago

The countdown to Manchester’s most anticipated rooftop restaurant and bar launch is…

Access Asia - Indonesia's forest fires spark public health crisis across Southeast Asia

CNBC • 6d ago

Massive wildfires in Indonesia show no sign of letting up. The environmental disaster is turning into a pollution crisis across Southeast Asia, as toxic haze from the blazes spread to neighbouring countries.…

US$110M Oji Liquid Pak Aseptic Packaging Plant Marks Oji Group's Southeast Asia Expansion

The Malaysian Reserve • 10d ago

US$110M Oji Liquid Pak Aseptic Packaging Plant Marks Oji Group's Southeast Asia…

Norse Saga officially launches across Southeast Asia

CNBC • 37d ago

'Boring is not bad': CEO of Southeast Asia's largest bank pitches Singapore as a haven amid global turmoil

US Top News and Analysis (US) • 9d ago

Singapore is a bastion of safety amid global turmoil, according to the CEO of DBS.

Blades of Mirage puts Southeast Asia at its fantasy core

CNBC • 21d ago

Anthropic will open its Singapore office in October, chasing OpenAI for Southeast Asia's AI market

e27 Southeast Asia • 36d ago

Southeast Asia’s robotics sector just posted a record year. Look closer, and the story isn’t strength; it’s fragility wearing a big number as a costume. Tracxn’s new Robotics – SEA report says the region’s robotics companies raised US$696 million so far in 2026, blowing past the US$52 million raised in all of 2025. On…