Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and fifth,

Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.

Thailand’s high household debt is a result of sluggish economics, generous lending and “coincidence”. But fixing the problem might cause some financial pain throughout the country.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Malaysia environmental watchdog RimbaWatch has launched the Zero Greenwashing Alliance Guidelines and Database to track cases of greenwashing in Southeast Asia. Carbon offsets abuse is the most common form of greenwashing flagged.

A new industry and government consortium has joined the federal scene. This one is devoted to maritime security in Southeast Asia, or MARSEC.

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has unveiled The Official Southeast Asia Charts, a regional hub featuring weekly music charts from six ASEAN nations. Continue to

Lottner also said a recovering real estate sector will boost Vietnam’s growth in 2025. Vietnam’s real estate sector went into a slump in 2023 as some heavily leveraged developers experienced a credit crunch, and after a multi-billion dollar graft scandal hit market confidence.

SINGAPORE -- Chinese electric vehicle makers are making an aggressive push for premium models in Southeast Asia, with a unit of Chinese state-owned automaker GAC Aion debuting luxury cars in Singapore on Friday -- hot on the heels of rival BYD.

Southeast Asia's rapidly growing milk tea market is about to get even more exciting. MOXI, a leading provider of innovative gamification solutions, is teaming up with Boduo International to bring a new level of interactive fun to the milk tea lovers across the region.

The Philippines publishes annual economic growth data after a challenging year that saw the island nation grapple with a host of challenges, including natural disasters and global economic uncertainty. The country has revised its 2024 GDP growth target downward to a range of 6-6.5%, from a previously projected 7%.

Indonesian President Sukarno was the chief guest at the first Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi in 1950. With President Prabowo Subianto invited as the guest this year, here is a look at the highs and lows of India-Indonesia ties.