Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia

File photo of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Photo: Collected

Japan announces $10b fund to help Southeast Asia tackle oil price spike

The fund also aims to expand an oil reserve system within Asia, diversify energy, and promote energy conservation and industrial advancement, Takaichi said.

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Far from the madding crowd: 6 lesser-known islands to visit in Southeast Asia

A recent string of raids in Southeast Asia shut down some illegal call centers, but scammers simply relocated. Photo: AFP via DW

Why are scammers still thriving in Southeast Asia?

Blue solar panels under sunny sky/ File Photo: Pixabay

US imposes tariffs up to 3,521% on Southeast Asia solar imports

Labourers work at Hung Viet garment export factory in Hung Yen province, Vietnam on 30 December 2020. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia nations, hit particularly hard by US tariffs, prep for talks with Trump

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis to address increasing liver cancer deaths in South-East Asia

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Most lung cancer patients in India never smoked, genetic makeup big driver: Study

Ahead of the BRICS summit in South Africa last year, there had been speculation that Indonesia could become a BRICS member. The country is still weighing the pros and cons of the membership. Photo: DW

Why are Southeast Asian countries looking to join BRICS?

A woman cools off inside a passenger jeepney in Manila. Photo: Ted Aljibe/AFP/Getty Images

Southeast Asia heatwave shuts schools, stokes power demand

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Bangladesh rising beyond South Asia: Foreign policy experts

The Cirata floating solar farm, which is expected to generate enough electricity to power 50,000 households, is boasted to be the third biggest in the world. Photo AFP

Indonesia president inaugurates $108 million floating solar plant

File Photo of Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh keen to bridge South, Southeast Asia: Momen

FILE PHOTO: The United Nations headquarters building is pictured with a UN logo in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 1, 2022. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

'Hundreds of thousands' trafficked into SE Asia scam centres: UN