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Polisi & Kewangan
Asia’s economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
Instead of allowing external powers to dictate their development, China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam have balanced strategic international engagement with domestic capacity-building and decision-making. This model has become newly relevant for Canada, the United Kingdom, and other middle powers.
The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts.
Karbon & Cuaca
From bankable projects to bankable systems
Investors and governments are not short of money – they are trapped in a system that rewards transactions over transformation.
Polisi & Kewangan
Why ‘green’ can no longer sit apart from industry, trade in Indonesia
Green policy targets environmental outcomes, while industry and trade focus on jobs and growth. When misaligned, green efforts stall and competitiveness weakens.
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31 March 2026
Makanan & Pertanian
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
20 March 2026
3 March 2026
20 February 2026
10 February 2026
2 February 2026
21 January 2026
Karbon & Cuaca
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
20 January 2026
Polisi & Kewangan
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
Polisi & Kewangan
Strategic priorities for Asean's newest member
15 January 2026
18 December 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
India’s climate diplomacy must account for domestic inequalities
16 December 2025
15 December 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Trade wars destroy the planet
20 November 2025
Polisi & Kewangan
Climate and development finance must be integrated
13 November 2025
Karbon & Cuaca
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
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Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat
Singapore urges SMEs to adopt climate solutions to curb rising electricity bills
As conflict in the Middle East drives energy prices up, Singapore's smaller firms should adopt technologies that lower … -
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Berita / Tenaga
China’s new hydrogen push could be a step towards cleaner steel
The new five-year plan and a pilot scheme signal China is getting serious about green hydrogen, with steelmaking … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
Japan launches programme to cut data centre emissions as AI power demand surges
Government-backed scheme will fund low-carbon cooling and optimisation technologies as rising AI-driven electricity use raises concerns over emissions, … -
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Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat
As sustainability retreats, Singapore youths face a green jobs reality check
At a youth festival in Singapore, students and young eco-preneurs discussed the state of the green jobs market … -
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Berita / Karbon & Cuaca
Singapore launches coalition to boost demand for high-integrity carbon credits
New Singapore-based initiative aims to aggregate demand for high-integrity carbon credits and unlock financing for early-stage climate projects … -
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Berita / Polisi & Kewangan
Southeast Asia sees $540 billion in planned green power, but over a third of clean energy investment at risk: study
Out of the green capital expenditure announced across the region’ between now and 2030, only around US$315 billion …
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