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Vietnam Posts $10B Surplus in 2025, Deficit with China Hits $66B
Vietnam posted a $10.2B trade surplus in 2025, but a surging $66.5B deficit with China underscores deepening supply chain dependencies.
Indonesia Taps Australian Lithium as China Builds EV Battery Plant
Indonesia will soon begin importing lithium from Australia to address a critical shortage of this essential raw material needed for its rapidly expanding electric vehicle (EV) sector, according to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia. The decision highlights ...
China’s Rocket Debris Prompts Philippine Condemnation
The Philippine government has issued a formal condemnation of China following the suspected descent of China's rocket debris from a Long March 12 launch into waters near Philippine maritime territory. The incident, which occurred late Monday, has triggered public ...
A Rosy Road Ahead? Chinese Documentary on EVs in Thailand Arrives as Doubts Mount
Framed like a hopeful road trip into Thailand’s EV future, Auto Roam is a glossy branded documentary by Chinese automotive media Autohome, following a diverse cast of local EV adopters to portray how Chinese electric vehicles are reshaping everyday life in Thailand. Slick, upbeat, and unmistakably ...
Tariffs Forcing “China+1” Rethink
The Trump administration’s tariffs are undoing an economic model that has driven development across Southeast Asia. The last few years have seen the rapid expansion of Chinese companies to neighboring countries, as anti-Chinese trade barriers rose across the Global North. Now, crackdowns on transshipment are forcing ...
Firms in Vietnam Walk Tightrope as U.S. Cracks Down on China-Linked Trade
By Lam Nguyen with Sally Jensen in Bangkok As Donald Trump's eye-watering tariffs on Chinese products passing through Vietnam are set to kick in Friday, companies in the Southeast Asian country are cautiously waiting to see what falls into that category. ...
China Hosts Informal Thailand-Cambodia Peace Talks in Shanghai
China hosted informal trilateral talks in Shanghai on Wednesday involving Cambodian and Thai representatives, aiming to reinforce the fragile ceasefire agreed upon earlier this week following deadly clashes along their disputed border. The discussions were facilitated by China's Vice-Minister for ...
“Civil War of Chinese Weapons?” Thai-Cambodian Clash Exposes a Regional Divide in Military Modernization
A military-focused WeChat public account recently published a detailed post analyzing the border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia, which has since reportedly ended with a ceasefire agreement. But the post drew attention as it struck a nerve by asking: “Has the Thailand-Cambodia conflict turned into a ...
Can China and Indonesia Help Save the World’s Rainforests?
Tropical forests around the world are vanishing fast. Logging, mining, and industrial agriculture continue to raze the world’s most carbon-rich ecosystems, accelerating the climate crisis and displacing the people who have protected these forests for generations. Efforts to halt deforestation have largely failed—not because the science is ...
Indonesia Avoids U.S. Tariffs Deadline Pending Deal: Minister
Indonesia will avoid the incoming 19 percent U.S. tariff hike on exports scheduled for August 1, as negotiations over the underlying bilateral trade agreement remain ongoing, said Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on Monday. Speaking on Monday, Airlangga ...
China Backs ASEAN-Mediated Cambodia and Thailand Ceasefire
Cambodia and Thailand agreed to an immediate and unconditional ceasefire on Monday following a special meeting hosted by Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim, as the chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The meeting was attended by leaders from both countries, as well as ...
Thailand-Cambodia Clash Draws China, U.S. Into Mediation Push
A 24-hour burst of rockets and artillery on the Thailand-Cambodia border conflict has done more than kill civilians and send 100,000 people fleeing; it has set off a diplomatic sprint that pits China’s offer of “impartial” mediation against a U.S. treaty ally’s insistence on going it alone. ...