Trusted Insights. Asian Perspective.
Thousands of Telegram users in Singapore reported problems sending and receiving messages, logging in and accessing the application on 8 September, highlighting the operational dependence that businesses and communities place on consumer messaging platforms.
Google and Cathay Pacific are expanding trials of artificial-intelligence technology that helps pilots avoid persistent contrails, bringing a potentially fast climate-mitigation tool to ultra-long-haul and Asia-Pacific operations.
Singapore and Laos have signed an implementation agreement for carbon-credit cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, creating a bilateral route for qualifying mitigation projects to generate internationally transferred credits.
Philippine unemployment rose to 6% in July as a larger labour force outpaced job creation, although employment and underemployment indicators were mixed.
China’s exports rose 25% in August and imports increased 28.2%, widening the trade surplus as technology and vehicle demand supported growth.
Malaysia wants ASEAN to review its haze mechanisms as dry conditions, public-health concerns and cross-border accountability raise economic risks across Southeast Asia.
A projected 218,000-barrel-per-day fuel-oil deficit is lifting Singapore bunker prices and increasing cost pressure on Asian shipping and power users.
Hong Kong is positioning its sustainable-finance ecosystem and offshore renminbi liquidity as a bridge for Chinese green technology overseas.
: A reported US$22.3 billion Korean-backed Texas power project could supply AI data centres, although Seoul says negotiations and project details remain unconfirmed.
: Singapore’s July retail sales rose 1.5% year on year, but gains in leisure, jewellery and technology contrasted with weaker food, grocery and department-store demand.
