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Energy

Time for Vietnam to resolve its renewable energy legal quagmire

In Vietnam, an impasse over feed-in-tariffs for renewable energy producers threatens foreign investors’ confidence in government policies.
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Carbon & Climate

How climate became China’s strategy for survival and security

China’s climate pivot has been shaped by its survival strategy, and this is now quickly redefining its resilience in the 21st century. Whether that power endures will depend on Asean – arguably China’s closest testbed for clean energy development. The recent Asean Summit and Apec meetings suggest China’s successes in climate and development will see a far larger reach beyond its shores.
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Policy & Finance

While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance

Even as political denial and regulatory paralysis grip parts of the West, a different message has been resounding across Asia – it is not retreating, but rising to the occasion.
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Energy

Energy trade in Southeast Asia: The need to address resource nationalism

Resource nationalism can impede energy cooperation in Southeast Asia. Asean can use a mix of carrots and sticks to deal with it.

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21 October 2025

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Policy & Finance

Southeast Asian banks need to end loopholes allowing finance for industrial coal power

12 September 2025

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Policy & Finance

How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific

9 September 2025

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Energy

Beyond green data centres: Leaner, smarter AI for Southeast Asia’s sustainable digital future

5 August 2025

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Cities

Does Indonesia’s new capital city, Nusantara, fit into the president’s long-term vision?

18 June 2025

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Policy & Finance

Tariff shockwaves: Indonesia’s export strategy under fire

26 May 2025

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Carbon & Climate

An intelligent trade-off: AI as a double-edged sword in Southeast Asia’s climate battle

7 May 2025

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Cities

Developing countries can lead in medical innovation

24 April 2025

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Food & Agriculture

US tariffs and Asean food security: Turning short-term pain into long-term gain

20 April 2025

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Manufacturing

Southeast Asia's potential role in rare earth elements diversification

8 April 2025

A fleet of electric cars in China

Transport

Autonomous driving and Southeast Asia: Will it hit the road?

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Food & Agriculture

Migrant agriculture workers: potential resource for Southeast Asia’s food-resilient future

7 March 2025

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Energy

Impact of Trump 2.0 on Southeast Asia's energy politics

6 March 2025

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Transport

Will Proton's electric vehicle spur new local supply chains – and displace the old?

27 January 2025

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Policy & Finance

Southeast Asia's frustration with the state of climate finance

7 January 2025

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Food & Agriculture

Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action

27 December 2024

COP29 Activists put up their arms

Carbon & Climate

The world cannot wait: Multilateralism is only hope to fight climate change

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