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Southeast Asia doesn’t need fossil fuels to power its data center boom. Renewable energy will get the job done—and more cheaply too
Planners may think that fossil fuels—the quick and dirty option—is the only way to get the energy needed for the AI boom.
US wants to slap tariffs as high as 3,500% on solar panels from Southeast Asia
US trade officials finalized steep tariff levels on most solar cells from Southeast Asia, a key step toward wrapping up a ...
Sweeping 3,500% tariffs finalized in US solar trade war with Southeast Asia
The move wraps up a year-old trade case in which U.S. manufacturers accused Chinese companies of flooding the market with ...
U.S. to place 3,251% tariffs on Southeast Asian solar panels
The United States is set to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar panels imported via a small number of Southeast Asian ...
Hesai Technology CEO says U.S. tariffs are 'painful' for customers, eyes manufacturing in Southeast Asia
Hesai Technology's CEO David Li says U.S. tariffs are hurting business, with some forced to front-load orders or absorb ...
US sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on South East Asia solar panels
The US Commerce Department has announced plans to impose tariffs of up to 3,521% on imports of solar panels from four South ...
U.S. Slaps Steep Tariffs on Southeast Asian Solar Imports
The U.S. broadened its trade dispute with China by imposing steep tariffs on solar imports from four Southeast Asian ...
Xi Jinping’s jaunt through Southeast Asia is ‘a reassurance and a warning’ to trading partners as the region is caught between the U.S. and China
On Monday, after Xi's visit, Beijing warned countries against signing trade deals with the U.S. "at the expense of China’s ...
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Southeast Asia central to global trade response
By leveraging open regionalism and its centrality, ASEAN can mobilise a coalition of willing partners to defend their ...
China’s leader ends Southeast Asia tour touting Beijing’s reliability vs. US tariff threats
Chinese President Xi Jinping has capped a three-nation Southeast Asian tour in Cambodia by promoting Beijing’s reliability as ...
China’s investments in South-east Asia snarl US plans on supply chains
In 2024, there was US$10 billion of announced new manufacturing investment by Chinese firms in Asean. Read more at ...
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Commentary: In US-China rivalry, Southeast Asia is no one’s prize. Why do we insist otherwise?
We need to stop rehashing trite arguments about the self-interested gaze of great powers near and far, says this academic.