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Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP
Vietnam’s economy is expanding quickly enough to close on Thailand in nominal gross domestic product, driven by state-led investment and export growth. Thailand is facing slower growth. Vietnam could potentially overtake Thailand in nominal gross domestic product this year or next, ...
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Q&A: China’s EV in Southeast Asia: Growth or Dependency Trap?
A few weeks ago at the Indonesian auto show, I stood near a cluster of visitors crowding around new electric cars EVs. I noticed three questions that came up repeatedly as people leaned in to quiz the sales reps: How far can it go? Will it last? ...
U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal Sows New China Uncertainty
By Tran Thi Minh Ha Vietnam's trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump's "reciprocal" levies but analysts warned it could provoke a fresh standoff between Washington and Beijing. The ...
EV Overtake Hybrids in Indonesia, Car Market Shrinks 15% in May
Indonesia’s car market shrank sharply in May, with wholesale vehicle sales plunging 15.1% year-on-year, as high borrowing costs, weak consumer sentiment, and sluggish wage growth continued to weigh on Southeast Asia’s largest automotive economy. Yet amid the broader contraction, one ...
ASEAN Eyes Closer China Trade Ties Ahead of Summit
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said ahead of a high-stakes ASEAN summit set to open Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Southeast Asia’s 10-nation bloc is called to deepen trade ties with China and other partners as it faces sweeping U.S. tariffs. Prime ...
A pedestrian reads a sign at a petrol station in Tacloban City, Leyte province, central Philippines on March 30, 2026. Photo by MARLON TANO / AFP
In response to Iran’s partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has begun implementing a counter-blockade—leveraging naval patrols, sanctions enforcement, and selective interdictions to constrain Iranian oil exports and raise the costs of Tehran’s strategy. Rather than restoring stability, however, this tit-for-tat dynamic is accelerating fragmentation in global ...
Vietnam’s China-Linked Growth Brings It Closer to Thailand’s GDP
Vietnam’s economy is expanding quickly enough to close on Thailand in nominal gross domestic product, driven by state-led investment and export growth. Thailand is facing slower growth. Vietnam could potentially overtake Thailand in nominal gross domestic product this year or next, ...
Q&A: China’s EV in Southeast Asia: Growth or Dependency Trap?
A few weeks ago at the Indonesian auto show, I stood near a cluster of visitors crowding around new electric cars EVs. I noticed three questions that came up repeatedly as people leaned in to quiz the sales reps: How far can it go? Will it last? ...
U.S.-Vietnam Trade Deal Sows New China Uncertainty
By Tran Thi Minh Ha Vietnam's trade deal with the United States averts the most punishing of Donald Trump's "reciprocal" levies but analysts warned it could provoke a fresh standoff between Washington and Beijing. The ...
EV Overtake Hybrids in Indonesia, Car Market Shrinks 15% in May
Indonesia’s car market shrank sharply in May, with wholesale vehicle sales plunging 15.1% year-on-year, as high borrowing costs, weak consumer sentiment, and sluggish wage growth continued to weigh on Southeast Asia’s largest automotive economy. Yet amid the broader contraction, one ...
ASEAN Eyes Closer China Trade Ties Ahead of Summit
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said ahead of a high-stakes ASEAN summit set to open Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Southeast Asia’s 10-nation bloc is called to deepen trade ties with China and other partners as it faces sweeping U.S. tariffs. Prime ...