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Opinion / #ASEAN
A system built on renewables introduces new risks, as critical bottlenecks shift to refining, processing, and mineral-supply chains.
Vietnam has limited room for manoeuvre on the energy front as supply tightens, but is proactively playing the hand it has been dealt.
Food & Agriculture
Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict
The Middle East conflict is set to have a double-whammy impact on both Asean’s import of fertilisers, and its energy-intensive fertiliser production. The timing is critical as in the coming months, the five major crops, including rice, are being planted in Asean.
Now is the time to double down on renewable energy and electrification.
All #ASEAN Opinion
10 February 2026
4 February 2026
20 January 2026
Policy & Finance
Strategic priorities for Asean's newest member
15 January 2026
24 November 2025
3 November 2025
Carbon & Climate
How climate became China’s strategy for survival and security
27 October 2025
Policy & Finance
While the West retreats, Asia powers ahead on sustainable finance
23 October 2025
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12 September 2025
Policy & Finance
How green industrial policies are advancing in the Asia-Pacific
9 September 2025
5 August 2025
18 June 2025
Policy & Finance
Tariff shockwaves: Indonesia’s export strategy under fire
26 May 2025
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