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Indonesia’s Palm Oil Mandate Grows: Navy Joins Civilian B50 Rollout Framework

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Alongside B50, the Indonesian Navy will deploy electric drones and autonomous submarines to cut overall fuel consumption.
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dLocal Stablecoin Full Brings Unified Digital Asset Payment Rails To 44 Emerging Markets

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dLocal aims to grow Asia's share of total payment volume from single digits to 30 percent, with stablecoins as part of that strategy.
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LPG Inventory At 40 Days: How The Philippines Is Racing To Rebuild Its Cooking Fuel Buffer

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The DOE has engaged non-traditional fuel suppliers including Argentina, Canada, Australia, Colombia, Brunei, and India under its emergency energy program.
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Club Med Plants Its First Exclusive Collection Flag In Thailand

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Club Med's Exclusive Collection tier spans 21 properties globally, representing 13% of the brand's total capacity across 25 countries.
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Many Kids’ Foods Released In Japan Despite Population Fall

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The industry sees opportunity in niche markets focused on children’s needs.
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Vietjet Comac Lease Signals Structural Shift In Southeast Asia’s Aircraft Supply Chain

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COMAC's C909 has struggled with international adoption. Vietjet's 10-aircraft lease is the most significant overseas commitment the type has attracted.
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Ascentium Completes Dezan Shira Deal In Seventh Acquisition Since 2024

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Ascentium's Dezan Shira acquisition adds Mongolia, Poland, Germany, and Italy to its global network, following capital flows from Western investors into Asian markets.
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iProov Report Identifies Southeast Asia As Global Testing Ground For AI-Powered Biometric Fraud

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Southeast Asian fintechs running digital onboarding and KYC infrastructure face a direct and evolving threat from AI-powered identity fraud.
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Vietnam’s Renewable Energy Payment Dispute Escalates

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Sembcorp and SP Group are among the international investors exposed to Vietnam's FiT dispute, which covers approximately 12 GW of installed renewable capacity.
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SAFTA Protocol Talks Elevate Australia-Singapore Energy Pact Beyond Joint Statement

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Singapore's Jurong Island refineries have cut throughput due to lost Middle Eastern crude. Australia, which sources most of its petrol from Singapore, is directly exposed.
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How Malaysia’s CGPP Is Turning Industrial Energy Buyers Into Renewable Offtakers

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Battery storage costs in Malaysia dropped from USD 230 to USD 90-100 per kilowatt-hour in one year. Solarvest Holdings is moving fast.
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25th Anniversary Rites Held For Tokyo DisneySea

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Guests were treated to a festive atmosphere during the special event.
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Langkawi International Airport Wins Routes Asia 2026 Under 5 Million Passengers Award

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Langkawi International Airport's seven-carrier network and charter growth from Warsaw and Tashkent earned Asia-Pacific industry recognition.
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CIMB Niaga Puts AI Agents In The Hands Of Frontline Banking Staff

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CIMB Niaga moves agentic AI from pilot to full production, with tools now active across advisory and service operations.
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Indonesia’s Four-Country Energy Circuit: Supply Security Or Strategic Realignment?

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The Indonesia-Russia crude deal still requires Pertamina to verify that its refineries can actually process Russian crude grades. The supply agreement runs ahead of the technical answer.
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Airwallex Enters In-Person Payments With Global POS Launch

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Singapore and Hong Kong are among the first markets where Airwallex POS Payments is now commercially live.
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Japan Backs USD973 Million Sihanoukville Overhaul As Cambodia Rewrites Its Logistics Map

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Sihanoukville cargo throughput surged after Cambodia's land trade with Thailand fell by roughly 97% following border closures.
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Gia Lai Approves 230 MW Nhon Hoa Renewable Cluster As Vietnam Confronts Fossil Fuel Import Surge

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Vietnam's DPPA reform allows industrial buyers to contract directly with renewable generators, reshaping who finances projects like Nhon Hoa.
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Japan Announces USD10 Billion Oil Procurement Aid To Asia Pacific

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Japan is strengthening regional cooperation through financial support for energy needs.
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IFC Weighs USD25 Million Investment In Helicap’s Asia Private Credit Fund

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Singapore-based Helicap operates a proprietary credit analytics engine processing millions of data points to underwrite non-bank lenders across 35,000 institutions.
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OCBC Deploys Generative AI To Coach 900 Wealth Advisors In Singapore

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OCBC plans to extend its generative AI advisor coaching to Malaysia and Hong Kong with locally tailored regulatory content.
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After Years Of Delays, Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant Reaches Grid Milestone

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Indonesian coal suppliers have secured commissioning fuel supply, with long-term domestic supply contracted through Dong Bac Corporation.
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Designed For 60 Million Passengers By 2050: Inside The Pearl River Delta’s Newest Aviation Hub

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Two runways, a 260,000-square-metre terminal, and 94 aircraft stands mark the scale of Guangdong's newest aviation investment.
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From 6 Million To 50 Million: The Ambitious Capacity Plan Behind Phu Quoc’s Airport Overhaul

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Changi Airports International brings its advisory expertise to Vietnam, with a mandate covering airport operations, air connectivity, and service standards at Phu Quoc.
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Quang Trach 1 Thermal Power Plant Reaches Grid Milestone After Years Of Delays

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Coal supply for commissioning has been secured from Indonesian suppliers, with long-term domestic supply contracted through Dong Bac Corporation.
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Japan, Pakistan Agree To Cooperate On Middle East Issues

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The two countries aim to strengthen coordination to promote peace and prevent further escalation in the Middle East.
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How Vietnam’s Five-License Crypto Framework Is Reshaping Who Gets To Operate In The Market

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CAEX is backed by VPBank Securities and LynkiD, with OKX Ventures and HashKey now joining as strategic partners ahead of Vietnam's licensing round.
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Milken Institute: Southeast Asia’s Six Developing Markets Absorbed 8.2% Of Emerging Economy Capital Inflows Over Four Years

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Indonesia's Financial Services ranking advanced from 78th to 38th globally since 2022, the most significant improvement among the six developing economies in the index.
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Laos Electric Truck Initiative Confronts Range, Cost, And Infrastructure Gaps

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Electric trucks range 100 to 150 km per charge. For a landlocked freight economy, that gap defines the transition challenge.
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Second Gas Crisis In Five Years Exposes ASEAN’s Fossil Fuel Dependence Loop

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Solar is already cheaper than coal in 7 of 10 ASEAN states. The energy crisis is proving what LCOE data already showed.
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Japanese PM Takaichi Seeks 1-Year Timeline For Constitutional Amendment Proposal

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Japan’s government is working toward a structured approach to constitutional amendment discussions.
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HD Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding Breaks Ground On Fourth Pier In Khanh Hoa

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With 27 Korean-backed projects in Khanh Hoa, HVS remains the flagship of South Korea's manufacturing presence in central Vietnam.
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Radisson Hotel Group Sets 40–50 Hotel Target For Indonesia And Malaysia By 2030

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Radisson Individuals surpassed 100 hotels globally in 2025, with Southeast Asian conversions including Bali Canggu among its latest additions.
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Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments To Let Banks Settle In USDC Without Holding Crypto

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Asia Pacific stablecoin transactions grew over 69% year-on-year to $2.4 trillion. Circle is building the infrastructure to capture institutional demand.
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Mastercard Agent Pay Completes First Live Agentic Transactions In South Korea And Thailand

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Krungthai Card, with 3.7 million accounts and 302 billion baht in annual card spend, is now Thailand's first authenticated agentic payment partner.
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Sunway’s IJM Bid Collapses At The Shareholder Gate

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IJM exits the takeover process independent, with a strong pipeline and potential major infrastructure contracts still ahead.
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Malaysia Airlines Returns To Fukuoka After 20 Years As Sole Nonstop Operator

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Nine Chinese gateways and three Japanese cities now within Malaysia Airlines' network as Kuala Lumpur cements its Southeast Asia hub role.
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MoMo’s Profitability Milestone Opens New Options For Vietnam’s Leading Fintech Platform

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Strategic and financial investors are circling MoMo, reflecting renewed confidence in Vietnam's fintech sector after years of market consolidation.
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Finastra And Marketnode Deploy AI To Automate Credit Agreement Onboarding For Corporate Lenders

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The Finastra-Marketnode solution runs on Microsoft Azure, supporting on-premise and cloud deployment without replacing a bank's core lending system.
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Ocean Thunder Transit Reveals How Bilateral Relationships Now Govern Global Oil Flows

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PM Anwar extended Malaysia's fuel supply assurance to June, reflecting partial restoration of crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Indonesia Sets July 1 B50 Biodiesel Launch As Hormuz Crisis Revives Stalled Mandate

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GAPKI warns higher domestic CPO absorption under B50 could compress export volumes and reduce the levy revenues that fund the biodiesel subsidy itself.
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Malaysia Science Minister Reaffirms Nuclear Energy Assessment Amid Rising Demand And Hormuz Supply Shock

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SMRs are Malaysia's likely technology of choice: scalable, modular, and deployable without the capital risk of conventional large reactors.
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Hunters International Ransomware Attack On Bank Rakyat Leads To RM1 Million Regulatory Fine

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The Bank Rakyat case illustrates why incident response protocols are as critical as prevention in meeting Malaysia's financial cybersecurity regulatory standards.
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SCBX Registers BankX Bank Entity While Withdrawing From USD 796 Million Vietnam Deal

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SCBX's exit from Home Credit Vietnam removes a USD 796 million cross-border commitment and redirects group focus toward Thailand's domestic digital banking opportunity.
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Transnusa Bets On Lombok’s Tourism Momentum

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Lombok International Airport gains a significant new domestic link as TransNusa adds morning and afternoon departures from Soekarno-Hatta, supporting the West Nusa Tenggara tourism economy.
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South Korea Bets On Indonesian Nickel And Batteries As Supply Chain Pivot Accelerates

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Danantara CEO Rosan Roeslani cited approximately US$6 billion in combined Lotte Chemical and POSCO investment discussions from the Seoul forum.
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Western Union Moves Beyond Remittance With Singtel’s Dash Wallet In Singapore

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Dash's open-access model, available regardless of bank or telco provider, gives Western Union a broad consumer base to build from.
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Airwallex Secures Full Regulatory Stack In Malaysia With Two New BNM Licences

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Malaysian businesses can now manage multi-currency collections, FX, and global payouts through a single Airwallex platform.
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Pope Leo Calls For Peace, Renewal In His 1st Easter Mass Message

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The Pope highlighted compassion and unity as key values during challenging times around the world.
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Indonesia Pushes to Diversify Waste-to-Energy Partners Beyond Chinese Capital

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Wangneng Environment and Zhejiang Weiming secured Phase One contracts covering Bekasi, Denpasar, and Bogor Raya.
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