Region | Indonesia and Southeast Asia

Map of Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Timor Leste and the Philippines.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Southeast Asia.

Transparent trade: Enhancing Australia’s trust and food provenance through supply chain traceability systems

ROBIN E ROBERTS  |  Australia’s strong bilateral relationship with Vietnam has opened significant opportunities for agricultural exporters. With Vietnam’s rising incomes and increasingly affluent… Read More

Accelerating a just green transition in Asia

SHAWN HUNTER |  Asia is at a crossroads. As the region with the fastest-growing energy demand in the world, its choices in the coming years… Read More

2024: A year of transformation in Asia and the Pacific

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  The Asia-Pacific region continues to dominate global headlines, with a year full of political shifts, economic developments, climate actions, and strategic… Read More

Blue Security in the Indo-Pacific

 IAN HALL, TROY LEE-BROWN AND REBECCA STRATING  |  The Indo-Pacific is one of the most dynamic and contested regions… Read More

Driving economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region through digital financial inclusion

DANANJANI BASNAYAKE, ATHULA NARANPANAWA, SAROJA SELVANATHAN AND JAYATILLEKE S BANDARA |  In recent years, digitalisation has become a key driver of financial… Read More

Bridging continents to advance women’s financial inclusion: Lessons from Asia-Pacific and Latin America

SHAWN HUNTER |  Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of modern economic development, and it goes beyond just providing access to financial services. The true challenge… Read More

Championing Indonesia’s green energy transition: Insights from Indonesia’s state-owned electricity enterprise

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  Accelerating Indonesia’s green energy transition is one of the most challenging and crucial tasks in reducing climate emissions in Asia. At… Read More

Empowering smallholder farmers through AI: A new era for Vietnam’s agriculture

SARA QUACH THAICHON  |  Vietnam has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past few decades. From a food-insecure country, it has emerged as one… Read More

Conducting care-full research amidst crises

HELEN BERENTS, CAITLIN MOLLICA, CASEY ODGERS-JEWELL, HAYLEY PAYNE AND SAVANNAH SPALDING  |  The global pandemic, political upheavals, and crises have transformed research methodologies, especially… Read More

Policy trade-offs at the nexus of rural development, nutrition and sustainability: The case of smallholder cattle production in Vietnam

DOMINIC SMITH  |  More than 2.3 million households—around 10 per cent of the Vietnamese population—rely on small-scale cattle raising as part of their overall… Read More