Southeast Asia Connect
Longer operating context for regional decisions.
As Southeast Asia confronts ageing populations and pressure on clinical workforces, its health systems face a difficult question. With Singapore and Taiwan both navigating the realities of super-aged societies, policymakers and
Google will provide selected AI models and technical experts for Sea teams to develop and test ideas across the Shopee, Monee and Garena ecosystem.
Shopee ranked second behind TikTok as a place respondents first encountered brands, ahead of Instagram and YouTube.
Akamai's signed agreement draws on 27 operating Singapore rooftop solar sites, with combined potential output of up to 17,000 MWh a year.
The Philippines promotion runs from 12 October to 10 December through participating lenders. It raises guarantee coverage, not the loan amount or interest rate.
Tourism Malaysia’s new campaign connects destination promotion with flights, hotels, packages, rides and attractions on MOVE.
In a 9 October announcement, the finance department said it secured €212.7m for the July-approved AWSPSA’s first phase: planned bulk-water, sanitation and WASH work across three island areas.
Among six-market BT/Kantar survey respondents, 78% expected AI benefits to outweigh energy needs while 46% anticipated rising electricity or operating costs.
Honda exported nearly 240,000 complete motorcycles in its year to March; Yadea opened an electric-motorcycle plant in Bắc Ninh, Vietnam. The association total covers six members this year, against five last year.
Supabase’s 2 October funding and Turso acquisition announcement point to cheaper agent databases. Regional availability and deeper integration remain separate questions.
AI use reached 23.4% of SMEs in 2025, versus 70.4% of non-SMEs. Among firms not yet using it, small-business relevance remained the leading barrier.
An ISEAS survey measures perceptions—not AI’s environmental footprint. IEA forecasts and ASEAN guidance outline the energy, emissions and water evidence data-centre operators should track.