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Uncharted waters

Four Asean nations are negotiating hard to form a giant free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region. Those choosing not to join in may regret their decision
By Christian Vits

Power in numbers

Exports from Cambodia to the EU continued their upward trend last year, reaching $2.3 billion. Sheila Scopis, executive director of the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Cambodia, discusses the group’s work in the Kingdom and beyond
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

"Southeast Asia is unrivalled in its ability to pull off extraordinary experiences"

Mr & Mrs Smith is a specialist travel company that focuses on luxury boutique hotels. Simon Westcott, managing director and co-founder of its Asia-Pacific operation, lets us in on his travel secrets
By Southeast Asia Globe

Licence to kill

Malaysia’s brazen Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is determined to reduce the country’s alarming gang activity at any cost
By Sacha Passi

The big freeze

A cool breeze is drifting across the tropics as ice skating rinks become increasingly popular in the region
By Julie Masis

Full steam ahead for 2015

The integration of the region’s banks is a vital step in the evolution of Southeast Asia’s banking sector, yet local institutions must up their game to follow in the successful footsteps of their non-Asean brethren
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial

Face off

Lawmakers from the ruling and opposition parties sit down to discuss their visions for Cambodia's future
By Colin Meyn

Apportunity knocks

The increasing digitalisation of Southeast Asia is creating greater opportunities for startups, although it is foreign entrepreneurs who are leading the pack
By Rebecca Foster and Erika Mudie

Food for thought

The scourge of childhood across the country, malnutrition could be beaten in one simple and inexpensive measure
By Denise Hruby

Expo

Appreciating art

The annual Art Expo Malaysia represents more than just an exciting cultural occasion. Such events are boosting the region’s economies and attracting more investors than ever
By Jemma Galvin

Music

Top 5: songs inspired by Southeast Asia

An eclectic selection of tunes that have their roots in the region
By SEA Globe

Claws and fire

With the stakes high in a world of diminishing resources, will Southeast Asia become the battlefield for a stand-off between India and China?
By Tridivesh Singh Maini