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Vietnam has introduced new regulations requiring producers and importers to meet mandatory recycling obligations. Starting from May 25, regulated entities must recover a proportion of products placed on the market.

With carbon pricing in place, revenue use, local governance and policy integration are emerging as key to Taiwan’s decarbonization outcomes.

This week’s ASEAN sustainability developments are shaped by rising geopolitical risks and shifting energy strategies.

Singapore has set 2026 as its Year of Climate Adaptation and begun drafting its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP), marking a shift from mitigation toward systemic climate resilience.

Sarawak will introduce a carbon levy on facilities in the oil, gas and energy sectors this year, while advancing a forest-based carbon economy.

Vietnam is preparing to submit an updated NDC, with a government official saying at a recent technical consultation event that the draft has been assessed based on socio-economic impacts, financing needs, and potential costs.

Thailand’s Amata Corporation subsidiary, Amata VN Plc, has secured government approval to build its fifth industrial estate in Phu Tho province, as Vietnam’s economy continues to post strong growth despite a volatile global environment.

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.

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.

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