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Indonesia’s Energy Crisis Exposes A Deeper Problem: Years Of Rural Solar Rollback

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Street lighting solar is rising. Household solar is falling. Indonesia's village data reveals a split energy picture driven by who pays for what.
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Vietnam Exits Frontier Status After Eight Years On FTSE Watch List

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Vietnam joins China, India, and Indonesia in the FTSE Secondary Emerging Market tier, following years of sustained capital market reform.
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Southeast Asia PE Firms Shift To Operational Value Creation As Exits Stall

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Malaysia nearly tripled its private equity deal value to US$5.3 billion in 2025, the region's strongest year-on-year gain.
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HDBank Buys Out Credit Saison Stake, Eyes HD SAISON Public Listing

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HDBank's acquisition of a larger stake in HD SAISON Finance is a governance play as much as a growth one, clearing the path for an IPO that could come before year-end 2026.
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APM Terminals Takes 49% Stake In Hateco’s Hai Phong Deepwater Port

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APM Terminals' move into HHIT is as much about network strategy as it is about Vietnam. Gemini needs reliable Asian hub terminals. Hai Phong, now inside the A.P. Moller ecosystem, fits that design.
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Lantern Festival Host City Showcases Taiwan-Japan History, Culture

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It showcases a blend of modern lifestyle and traditional influences.
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Salmon’s Dual-Tranche Capital Raise Targets Underbanked Filipino Borrowers

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Founded in 2022 by former Tinkoff executives, Salmon Group has moved from point-of-sale lending to a licensed bank in under four years, now backed by IFC and Abu Dhabi's ADQ.
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CoinGecko Brings Advanced Charting And AI Portfolio Insights To Retail Crypto Investors

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Singapore's CoinGecko now offers AI-powered market summaries, advanced charting, and portfolio insights for retail crypto investors.
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9fin Brings Unified Credit Intelligence To APAC Amid Private Market Surge

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Backed by a USD 170 million Series C, 9fin enters APAC with coverage of more than 1,800 issuers and 16,000 instruments.
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Indonesia Deploys Drones And Palm Oil Fuel To Cut Naval Fuel Dependence

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Road testing of B50 across nine vehicle categories has been ongoing since December 2025, with results expected in May.
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dLocal Integrates Stablecoin Settlement Into Cross-Border Payments Across Southeast Asia

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Cross-border merchants can now collect, convert, and disburse stablecoins across 44+ emerging markets using dLocal's unified payment infrastructure.
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PNOC Secures US LPG Cargo: Philippines Broadens Emergency Fuel Supplier Base

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The Bureau of Internal Revenue issued a special permit to PNOC-EC to bypass standard procurement procedures for emergency fuel importation.
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Central Group Capital And Club Med Bet On Koh Samui’s Premium Future

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Club Med's Koh Samui deal marks the brand's first Exclusive Collection property in Thailand and its third across the Asia-Pacific region.
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Many Kids’ Foods Released In Japan Despite Population Fall

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Japanese food makers continue releasing kids’ food products despite a declining child population.
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From Short-Term Trial To Finance Lease: Vietjet’s COMAC Strategy Takes Shape

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Signed during Vietnam's presidential state visit to Beijing, the Vietjet-COMAC deal blends commercial aviation strategy with high-level diplomacy.
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Dezan Shira Joins Ascentium As Singapore Group Extends To 27 Markets

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Ascentium's seventh deal in two years adds Dezan Shira's 30-year Asia advisory practice and the Asia Briefing intelligence platform to its service offering.
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Southeast Asian Criminal Networks Are Beta-Testing Identity Fraud Techniques For Global Deployment

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iOS devices are no longer safe from biometric injection attacks, with a 1,151% surge recorded in the second half of 2025.
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Battery Storage Costs In Malaysia Drop 57% In One Year As Solarvest Scales Corporate Solar Pipeline

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Solarvest Holdings is eyeing Vietnam and the Philippines next, as AI data center demand reshapes regional renewable energy procurement.
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Vietnam Electricity Proposes Retroactive Tariff Cuts For 173 Renewable Projects

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Vietnam needs 183 GW to 236 GW of installed capacity by 2030. Resolving a USD 13 billion investor dispute is a prerequisite for attracting the capital to build it.
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Australia And Singapore Sign Joint Energy Security Statement, Commit To Binding SAFTA Protocol

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Albanese visited the Singapore LNG Terminal before signing the joint statement and said he saw an Australian LNG cargo being unloaded at Jurong Island.
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25th Anniversary Rites Held For Tokyo DisneySea

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Tokyo DisneySea celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ceremony featuring Mickey Mouse and other characters.
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Langkawi Claims Routes Asia Title As Malaysia’s Leisure Aviation Strategy Gains Ground

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Routes Asia 2026 names Langkawi its top small airport, validating Malaysia's aviation and Visit Malaysia 2026 strategy.
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CIMB Niaga, Google Cloud, And Artefact Deploy AI Agents Across Indonesia

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Agentic AI enters frontline banking in Indonesia as CIMB Niaga gives advisers real-time market context during client consultations.
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Prabowo’s Moscow Visit Cements Russia As Indonesia’s Crude Fallback

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The Masela gas field, Rajabasa geothermal, a Bontang methanol plant, and a Russian crude deal. Indonesia signed or advanced all of these in a single three-week diplomatic sprint.
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Airwallex POS Takes On Adyen And Stripe In Physical Commerce

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Airwallex enters physical retail, bringing its cross-border payments infrastructure to in-person commerce for the first time.
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Cambodia’s Border Closure Turns Sihanoukville Into A Strategic Infrastructure Priority

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Thailand's border closure accelerated Cambodia's maritime pivot. Sihanoukville is now central to the country's long-term trade strategy.
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EMI Investment Consortium Wins Gia Lai’s Nhon Hoa Solar And Wind Bid Amid National Grid Pressure

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The Nhon Hoa cluster adds 230 MW to Gia Lai's renewable pipeline as Vietnam races to hit PDP8 targets by 2030.
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Japan Announces USD10 Billion Oil Procurement Aid To Asia Pacific

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Japan announced USD10 billion in aid to support oil procurement in the Asia Pacific region.
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World Bank Group Arm Evaluates Stake In Helicap’s Fintech Lending Vehicle

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Helicap has deployed over US$700 million across Asia with zero borrower defaults, drawing World Bank Group attention for its next fund tranche.
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OCBC Generative AI Programme Doubles Client Appointments For Wealth Advisors

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OCBC is the first Singapore bank to use generative AI at scale for wealth advisor coaching and skills development.
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Vietnam Electricity Clears Key Commissioning Milestone At Quang Trach 1 Power Plant

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The Quang Trach 1 plant broke ground in 2011 under PetroVietnam. More than 14 years later, Vietnam Electricity has brought it to its first grid connection.
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Greater Bay Area Expands To Six Major Airports As Guangzhou New Airport Construction Begins

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Guangzhou Baiyun processed 83.6 million passengers last year. The new Foshan hub is designed to absorb the western delta's unmet demand.
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Vietnam’s Pearl Island Bets On Singapore Expertise To Build Its First Airport Destination

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A VIP terminal designed by Italian architect Marco Casamonti will serve heads of state arriving for APEC 2027, adding a diplomatic dimension to Phu Quoc's airport redevelopment.
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EVN’s Quang Trach 1 Marks Progress Toward 8.4-Billion-kWh Annual Output Target

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The 1,400-MW Quang Trach 1 plant, built by a Mitsubishi, Hyundai, and CC1 consortium, is one of Vietnam's largest national energy completions in years.
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Japan, Pakistan Agree To Cooperate On Middle East Issues

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Japan and Pakistan agreed to cooperate in easing tensions in the Middle East through coordinated diplomatic efforts.
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Electricité Du Laos Signs 27-Partner Electric Truck MOU Amid National Fuel Crisis

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ADB projects Laos' 2026 growth at 4%. The electric truck initiative launches against a backdrop of significant fiscal constraint.
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Malaysia Leads Developing Southeast Asia At 23rd Globally As Milken Institute Releases 2026 Investment Rankings

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Cambodia and Laos rank below all regional peers in the 2026 Milken index, with persistent institutional weaknesses cited as the primary constraint on investment attractiveness.
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OKX Ventures And HashKey Capital Invest In Vietnam’s CAEX To Enter Regulated Crypto Pilot

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Once Vietnam's first crypto license is issued, domestic investors have six months to migrate from offshore platforms or face administrative or criminal sanctions.
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Zero Carbon Analytics: Southeast Asia’s Gas-to-Coal Switch Raises Costs, Not Security

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This is Southeast Asia's second major gas crisis in five years. After 2022, the region doubled down on LNG. The result is the same vulnerability, repeated.
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Japanese PM Takaichi Seeks 1-Year Timeline For Constitutional Amendment Proposal

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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking a one-year timeline to propose a constitutional amendment.
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HVS Launches First Pier Expansion In 30 Years As Korean Shipbuilder Eyes 23-Vessel Annual Target

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The Khanh Hoa facility targets 23 vessels per year by 2030, up from roughly 15 today, backed by a three-pier expansion plan.
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Radisson’s Southeast Asia Push: Indonesia And Malaysia Lead The Expansion Agenda

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With 272 signings and openings in 2025, Radisson is accelerating its Southeast Asia expansion under a capital-light, owner-centric model.
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Circle Internet Group Expands Stablecoin Settlement Infrastructure To Singapore With Payouts API Launch

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Institutions interact in fiat. Circle handles USDC minting, compliance, and blockchain infrastructure. The barrier to stablecoin settlement just dropped.
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Mastercard Deploys Authenticated AI Payment Infrastructure Across Asia Pacific Markets

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An AI agent booked and paid for a Seoul airport ride without human input. Mastercard's Agent Pay infrastructure just went live in South Korea.
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IJM Shareholders Reject Sunway’s RM11 Billion Offer

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IJM's independent adviser called Sunway's offer a discount of up to 51% to intrinsic value. Shareholders agreed.
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Malaysia Airlines Reopens The Fukuoka Corridor Two Decades After Suspension

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Two new China routes, Shenzhen and Changsha, join Malaysia Airlines' network from July 2026, bringing its China gateway count to nine.
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How MoMo Went From Mobile Top-Ups To A USD2 Billion Super App Seeking New Capital

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Vietnam's leading super app has retained Jefferies and Morgan Stanley, signaling a structured and serious investor outreach process.
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Marketnode Extends Beyond Capital Markets With Finastra Lending Partnership

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Marketnode's Smartflow now works within Loan IQ's Nexus Build module, automating data extraction directly into corporate lenders' deal setup workflows.
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Malaysia’s Hormuz Carve-Out: One Vessel Through, Six Still Waiting

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Malaysia secured toll-free Hormuz transit for seven vessels linked to Petronas, MISC, and Vantris Energy through direct diplomacy with Tehran.
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PT Pertamina Confirmed Ready As Indonesia Moves B50 Biodiesel To Mandatory Status

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The Strait of Hormuz closure narrowed the palm oil-gasoil spread to a 41-month low, making B50 economically viable after months of government hesitation.
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