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Manufacturing

The US-China AI chip war: Southeast Asia’s compliance dilemma

Southeast Asian countries face two dilemmas in the Sino-US AI chip war: aligning their technology stacks with either of the great powers and preventing the illegal diversion of restricted chips.
Workers in an electronic manufacturing factory in a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) area in Laguna.

Policy & Finance

World Bank resurrects industrial policy: Ball is in Southeast Asia’s court

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.
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Policy & Finance

From speculation to disclosure: steering crypto to create value in Southeast Asia

Requiring disclosures is an essential step for building integrity and unlocking the potential of blockchain technology.
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Policy & Finance

The AI we need for sustainable infrastructure

Even as governments pour trillions of dollars into roads, power grids, data centers, water systems, and housing, the construction industry has yet to leverage the efficiency gains that AI and digitalisation have to offer. Given how important the sector will be for sustainable development, this must change.

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10 November 2025

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Water

AI wants our water

9 September 2025

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Energy

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

22 July 2025

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Policy & Finance

India’s digital divide and the consequent welfare bias

26 May 2025

A date centre in Singapore

Carbon & Climate

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

7 January 2025

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Food & Agriculture

Synergising digital tech and climate tech to enhance Asean climate action

20 August 2024

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Food & Agriculture

Small farms the key to Malaysia's palm oil sustainability

26 June 2024

COP28 president Sultan Al Jaber and ministers

Policy & Finance

Navigating the UAE Consensus: How should businesses in the Middle East respond?

5 February 2024

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Policy & Finance

Matchmakers for the green transition

6 July 2023

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Policy & Finance

How can fintech innovation supercharge global women's development?

4 July 2023

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Energy

AI – and a start-up mindset – can fast-track clean energy projects

31 May 2023

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Carbon & Climate

Is generative AI bad for the environment?

1 March 2023

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Policy & Finance

Digital payment systems could revolutionise health care

22 July 2022

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Policy & Finance

The world needs a digital lifeline

12 July 2022

Biometrics enrollment for the Philippine Identification System.

Policy & Finance

Aiding the digital revolution in global financial inclusion

6 May 2022

Maria Ressa, investigative journalist

Corporate Responsibility

Four ways Southeast Asian journalists are under digital attack

8 July 2021

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Energy

Why energy systems in Southeast Asia need to go digital

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