Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution, has formed a renewable energy joint venture focused on Southeast Asia, according to a statement released with its partners on Wednesday.

One of Vietnam’s largest banks reported surging profits last year, as the Southeast Asian economy turned a corner from the “perfect storm” of 2023. The Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank,

The survey shows that regional elites prefer ASEAN to lead Southeast Asia over China or the United States. Most respondents regard ASEAN as more influential and higher ranking than either of the two major powers. Though Chinese influence is substantial, it is not preeminent, with only Thai respondents regarding China as most influential.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The French Carrier Strike Group is spearheading the French Navy-led multinational biennial exercise La Perouse 25 that began on Thursday across three critical maritime passages in South East Asia. The 2025 exercise also marks the first time that South East Asian nations are participating in the exercise,

Hong Kong’s security authorities have dispatched another team of officials to assist a local man who was said to be trapped in Thailand after he was released from a scam compound in Myanmar. Former district councillor Andy Yu Tak-po,

The escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China have triggered a strategic recalibration of supply chains. As highlighted by Singapore’s former Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, “Southeast Asia will be a natural beneficiary of any realignment in global trade dynamics caused by geopolitical shifts.”

Malaysia environmental watchdog RimbaWatch has launched the Zero Greenwashing Alliance Guidelines and Database to track cases of greenwashing in Southeast Asia. Carbon offsets abuse is the most common form of greenwashing flagged.

Donald Trump will be sworn in within hours as the 47th President of the United States. Analysts say the impact of his return could be wide and uncertain. So how will Singapore and the region have to navigate a second Trump term?

Passengers in Singapore and Thailand can select Grab's “eco-friendly ride” option, which will prioritise allocating green vehicles, and at no extra charge.

East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Retreat ...