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A quieter form of tourism is taking shape in Southeast Asia — one that places greater emphasis on local communities, lighter environmental footprints, and experiences that don’t need a filter to feel meaningful.

Singapore leads Southeast Asia in the number of green startups, with 494 companies accounting for around 45% of the regional total—far surpassing second- and third-ranked Indonesia and Malaysia.

Ma Jun, a leader in China's green finance, speaks about its globalisation and the provision of cheaper funding for renewable-energy projects in the Global South.

A series of typhoons and tropical cyclones in November swept across the Philippines and Indonesia, reaching as far as Vietnam, Thailand, and even Sri Lanka, leaving more than a thousand people dead and displaced millions.

Whale tourism in Timor-Leste needs regulation, enforcement and legal compliance to ensure sustainable, inclusive growth, experts say.

Singapore’s state investment fund–backed conglomerate Sembcorp Industries announced on Dec. 11 that it will acquire Alinta Energy, an Australian power producer owned by Hong Kong’s Chow Tai Fook Enterprises, for AUD 5.6 billion (roughly USD 3.7 billion).

Saudi Arabia is sharpening its focus on Asia and the wider Global South as it seeks to position itself at the center of emerging carbon markets.

New reactor designs promise safer, smaller systems, but questions remain as Taiwan weighs its next steps.

Southeast Asia is highly exposed to floods, but weak funding and governance slow adaptation — and the shock will travel through global supply chains.

As AI drives gigawatt-scale power demand, Taiwan’s fuel-cell, storage, and geothermal strengths position it to expand its zero-carbon energy base.