Search results for "Southeast Asia"

Mar 21, 2021 • 6 min read
Animal welfare

Hot dogs: Southeast Asia’s fraught fashion for huskies

Siberian Huskies were bred for sub-zero temperatures, but today an increasing number are found sweltering in tropical heat across Southeast Asia. Veterinarians and animal rights activists highlight the cruelty of keeping the breed, with some even calling for a ban
By Mary Banfield

Dec 29, 2020 • 6 min read
Analysis

Preventing a pandemic of black-market vaccines in Southeast Asia

With the Covid-19 vaccine on the brink of being rolled out across the globe, in Southeast Asia, there are several things needed to expedite immunisations and quickly curb the pandemic, as well as reduce the risk of illegal and counterfeit supplies emerging
By Zandre Van Straten

Dec 21, 2020 • 7 min read
Analysis

What will India’s withdrawal from the RCEP mean for Southeast Asia?

Marred by domestic concerns and tension with China, in 2019 India declared that it was withdrawing from the RCEP. Regarded as a crucial counterbalance to Beijing in Southeast Asia, how will this decision impact power dynamics in the region for years to come?
By Jennifer Chance

Dec 08, 2020 • 9 min read
Covid-19

[Photos] Covid-19 in Southeast Asia: A year in pictures

Exactly one year on from the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Wuhan, it goes without saying that 2020 has been a year unlike any other. In a series of photos, the Globe revisits some of the key moments from this year in Southeast Asia, as the virus turned lives and livelihoods upside down
By Alexi Demetriadi

Nov 13, 2020 • 10 min read
US elections

Watching and waiting: What’s to come under Biden for Southeast Asia?

While the US election result remains officially undeclared, the Democrats look to have won the race. Since 2016, the Trump administration's stance towards Southeast Asia has been erratic at best – what could the next four years look like under Biden?
By Andrew Haffner

Nov 12, 2020 • 4 min read
ASEAN

Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit

The world's largest trade pact is set to be signed today the 37th ASEAN summit in Hanoi. The Chinese-led pact, seen a major coup boosting Beijing's influence in the region, will loop in 10 Southeast Asian economies
By Alice Philipson and Martin Abbugao/AFP

Jul 23, 2020 • 6 min read
Human rights

As Uighur abuses condemned, Southeast Asia’s silence is deafening

As fresh evidence of alleged rights abuses committed against the Uighur in China's Xinjiang province emerges, much of the world has called out Beijing for its treatment of the ethnic minority group. But in Southeast Asia, the silence is once again deafening
By Alexi Demetriadi

Jul 22, 2020 • 6 min read

Shutting the door on North Korea’s cyber army in Southeast Asia

With North Korea's cyber army of hackers a vital source of income for the country's repressive regime, US policy adviser Brian Moore argues that Southeast Asia's adoption of nuclear power over the next two decades will leave states vulnerable to attack
By Brian Moore

Jul 01, 2020 • 6 min read
Analysis

Peatland, Southeast Asia’s wasted weapon to fight climate change

While Southeast Asia remains vulnerable to the effects of climate change, resource management remains poor in the region. Nowhere is this more evident than with peatlands, the region's biggest weapon against climate change, exploited and damaged in the name of profit
By Helena Taruli and Muchtazar

Jun 26, 2020 • 5 min read
Editorial

We need to talk about Japan: Tokyo’s damaging role in Southeast Asia

While China is often criticised for the negative influence it wields over Southeast Asian affairs, Japan's role in backing authoritarian regimes and promoting rights abuses in the region remains far less publicised, but arguably no less pernicious
By Alastair McCready