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From a 24-square-meter Jakarta garage to a publicly traded conglomerate, Martha Tilaar built a beauty empire on Indonesia's indigenous botanical traditions and
Among five Southeast Asian countries in Pew's 2026 survey, Malaysia ranks first for favorable views of China and last for the United States. Chinese films, stre
Gasoline-only cars made up 49% of global new car sales in the first half of 2026, the first time on record below half. Battery-electric sales in Southeast Asia
Vietnam's GDP grew 9.95 per cent in the third quarter of 2026, faster than in either of the first two quarters. Industry and foreign-invested exporters carried
In the 1850s, Dutch mills built machines to copy hand-drawn batik for buyers in Java, who turned the cloth away. Some 11,950 km to the west, on the Gulf of Guin
AirAsia has 63.9 million seats on sale in 2026 and anchors the world's top low-cost hub, and OAG doubts Asia could find that capacity elsewhere at short notice.
In 2003, three of the seven highest PISA mathematics scores came from Asia; in 2025, all seven did. Singapore is the only Southeast Asian system in that group,
Economist Shan Saeed calls Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam the core of ASEAN's economy. We checked his headline figures against offic
Glaciers around Puncak Jaya covered 19.3 square kilometres in 1850. Satellite surveys in 2024 found 0.165, and researchers expect the last ice in the tropical W
Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines posted some of the largest score gains in the World Economic Forum's 2026 index. None of them is near the
How 100 million people stay lean without counting calories, quitting carbs, or sweating in the gym — and what their ancient kitchens can teach the rest of the w
An empirical investigation mapping Malaysia's feline demographic surge, $338M pet economy, religious motivations, veterinary bottlenecks, legal enforcement defi
