Global capital is coming back to Southeast Asia’s stock markets this month, positioning the cohort as one of the must-watch pockets of global finance for 2026. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/29/southeast-asia-global-funds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #southeastasia #stocks #ai
Indonesia and the U.S. have agreed on all substantial issues related to a tariff deal, paving the way for the signing of an agreement at the end of January, Indonesia's chief negotiator has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/23/economy/indonesia-us-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #indonesia #us #trade #tariffs #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to meet in Malaysia with the aim of finding ways to help de-escalate the situation and end the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia that has killed at least 40 people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/22/asia-pacific/asean-thailand-cambodia-meet/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #asean #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #defense
China is dispatching a diplomat to Cambodia and Thailand as a new bout of violence between the two nations threatens to derail a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/18/asia-pacific/china-mediate-thailand-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #southeastasia #us #cambodia #thailand #donaldtrump
Myanmar's junta has reshaped its tactics by introducing conscription and expanding its drone fleet, enabling it to reclaim some territory after defeats or stalemates on the battlefield. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/17/asia-pacific/myanmar-junta-rebels-fighting-tactics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #myanmar #southeastasia #drones
Thailand's military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as fighting between the two countries spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/15/asia-pacific/politics/thailand-fuel-exports-cambodia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over a century-old border dispute highlights the dangers of unresolved historical conflicts in Southeast Asia and exposes ASEAN’s limited capacity to enforce lasting peace. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/12/world/thailand-and-cambodia-fight-the-same-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #defense #asean #france #colonialism
Renewed fighting raged at the border of Cambodia and Thailand on Thursday, with combat heard near centuries-old temples. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/11/asia-pacific/cambodia-thailand-fighting-rages/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #southeastasia #donaldtrump
Indonesia is resisting U.S. trade deal demands that it fears would restrain its independence, particularly in critical minerals and energy that risk its relations with China and Russia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/11/economy/trump-mining-china-indonesia-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #indonesia #us #donaldtrump #trade #china #tariffs #southeastasia #mining
Climate change supercharged devastating floods that killed more than 1,600 people across parts of South and Southeast Asia, according to new research. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/12/11/climate-change/climate-change-asia-floods-study/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #rain #floods #southeastasia #weather
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is using new border clashes with Cambodia to tap nationalist sentiment at home while gambling it won’t unduly irritate U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/asia-pacific/politics/thai-leader-cambodia-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #anutincharnvirakul #cambodia #us #donaldtrump #southeastasia
Thailand said it was taking action to expel Cambodian forces from its territory on Tuesday, as renewed fighting between the two Southeast Asian neighbors spread along the disputed border. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/09/asia-pacific/trump-thailand-cambodia-fighting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #cambodia #thailand #us #donaldtrump #southeastasia
A Thai soldier was killed and several others were wounded in fresh border clashes with Cambodia, Thailand's army said Monday, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption in fighting along their frontier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/08/asia-pacific/thailand-cambodia-border-clash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
Southeast Asia’s sputtering green transition is prompting European utilities to rethink their investments in the fast-growing region. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/05/europe-rethink-southeast-asia-green-investments/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #europe #investments #renewables #energy #southeastasia
Thailand seized assets worth more than $300 million, including shares in a major regional energy company, and issued arrest warrants for 42 people in a high-profile push against regional scam networks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/04/asia-pacific/crime-legal/thailand-assets-arrest-scams/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #thailand #fraud #cambodia #myanmar #southeastasia
The death toll from cyclone-induced floods and landslides in Southeast Asia nears 800 as rescuers battle to clear roads and improved weather conditions reveal the scale of the disaster. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/asia-pacific/asian-storm-death-toll/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #floods #indonesia #malaysia #thailand #srilanka
Indonesian and Thai authorities raced to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia topped 600. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/asia-pacific/indonesia-thailand-missing-flood/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #indonesia #thailand #malaysia #southeastasia #floods
Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand faced mass devastation after a tropical storm formed in the Malacca Strait fueling week-long heavy rains. There were 336 dead in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand and two in Malaysia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/asia-pacific/storm-deaths-southeast-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #southeastasia #typhoons #indonesia #floods #landslides #thailand #malaysia
China's leading telecommunication firms Huawei and ZTE have won a string of contracts this year to supply 5G equipment in Vietnam。 https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/29/tech/huawei-zte-5g-vietnam-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #vietnam #china #telecoms #huawei #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #southeastasia #5g
As Tokyo and Manila discuss the transfer of used Japanese destroyers, the Philippine Navy chief says the service is also seeking five more retired TC-90 aircraft from the MSDF to boost its patrol capabilities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/26/japan/philippine-navy-chief-interview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #philippines #philippinesjapanrelations #defense #msdf #sdf #china #southchinasea #southeastasia