Category: Southeast Asia

An Indonesian nickel producer has announced plans for a $1.8 billion plant as Southeast Asia's biggest economy tries to boost domestic processing and refining capacity for the material, which is key to electric vehicles. Indonesia has the world's largest reserves of ...

Philippine authorities said Tuesday they detained two Chinese nationals for spying, the latest in a series of arrests involving alleged espionage as confrontations between the countries increase in the disputed South China Sea. The men allegedly paid a trio of Filipino ...

A senior U.S. army commander met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday to "expand bilateral defense ties," the Cambodian army said, with Washington having previously raised concerns over the kingdom's Chinese-renovated naval base. The United States has said the ...

Canopies of old trees, a port, and a solar farm came into view as the air-conditioned bus approached Mariveles town in Bataan province. Within minutes, after traversing a tree-lined, well-paved road, the bus reached its destination: the freeport area of Bataan, ...

Philippine police arrested more than 450 people in a raid on an allegedly Chinese-run offshore gaming operator in Manila, the country's anti-organized crime commission has said. Initial interrogations suggested the suburban site had been operating as a scam center, targeting victims ...

Battered and bruised Chinese workers from online scam centers in Myanmar faced an anxious wait with returning home as China and Thailand finalized plans on Wednesday for their repatriation. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners, many ...

By Alice Philipson and Lam Nguyen Vietnam's parliament on Wednesday approved plans for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier.

By Pam Castro President Ferdinand Marcos put Beijing firmly center stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, saying his predecessor's administration was all too happy for the Philippines "to be a province of China." Speaking ...

An explosion at a shop in northern Laos killed four people, including Chinese nationals, Beijing's consulate general in the country reported. The "blast" happened Friday at a Chinese store in Oudomxay province, the Chinese consulate in Luang Prabang said in a ...

Thailand deported 10 Chinese nationals linked to the high-profile alleged kidnapping of an actor who was rescued from a cyber-fraud center in Myanmar, Thai police told AFP on Saturday. Scam compounds have mushroomed in Myanmar's borderlands and are staffed by foreigners ...

Canada and the Philippines are in the final stages of negotiating a pact to allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the Canadian envoy to Manila said Sunday. Manila already has similar visiting forces agreements with the United States ...

Cambodia and China have maintained a seemingly unshakable alliance for decades, strengthened by infrastructure deals, military support, and unwavering diplomatic backing. Cambodia has reciprocated by supporting China's regional and global initiatives, such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), earning their relationship the label of an “ironclad ...