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Asean faces outsized risks from the world’s largest economies

2026-10-26T23:00:00.000Z
The International Energy Agency projects renewables could rise from under 30% of Asean’s power mix to over 70% by 2050 with stronger interconnection.
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The grid is the transition: Why Asean’s next energy challenge is coordination

2026-10-19T23:15:00.000Z
Catastrophic disasters, such as the forest fires in Indonesia that have led to haze in Singapore, increase the urgency of efforts to combat climate breakdown.
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Asia’s green transition: The next phase must also emphasise market building

2026-10-12T23:00:00.000Z
By pooling markets, infrastructure and bargaining power, Asean can reduce its vulnerability to crises.
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Can South-east Asia’s energy transition survive a transactional world?

2026-10-04T23:00:00.000Z
Sometimes, diplomacy asks us to be content with very little. The meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and US President Donald Trump in Washington on Sep 24 was one of those occasions.
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Trump-Xi summit buys 100 days of calm that South-east Asia could use

2026-09-26T07:53:03.000Z
Carbon markets still remain fragmented by geography, regulation and eligibility rules.
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China is globalising its carbon market – and creating a win-win scenario for the world

2026-09-21T04:30:00.000Z
A satellite image of Timure in Nepal after flash floods and a mudslide in late August.
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Asean is disproportionately affected by climate change. This also presents opportunities

2026-09-14T23:00:00.000Z
When the recent shock came, countries with more diversified energy systems were less affected, which preserved the policy space needed to contain inflation.
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As supply shocks multiply, monetary policy will shape corporate resilience

2026-08-31T13:00:00.000Z
The Guangzhou factory of Midea, China’s big name in technology and home appliances. Its market is both local and global.
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What MNCs must do to survive – and leverage – the China Shock 2.0

2026-08-24T09:19:00.000Z
Singapore consistently champions the open, rules-based order and the principle of Asean centrality that underpins regional and global stability.
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Why Asean matters more than ever to the UK and Singapore

2026-08-10T23:15:00.000Z