The Vibe Asia

With 50.5 million monthly transacting users, Grab's platform scale is now backing a profitable business model.

Vietnam had six ethanol plants on paper. Fewer than half operate near capacity. The accelerated rollout will test whether supply meets the policy timeline.

The Arkema VPPA on Jurong Island, the Maiora portfolio acquisition, and the advanced VPPA discussions with unnamed industrial buyers form a coherent platform strategy: aggregate distributed capacity, offer standardized contracts, scale from a bankable balance sheet.

Geopolitical tensions and a global bond selloff are accelerating demand for Asian rate hedging tools. SGX's imminent product launch is timed to meet that institutional need.

Japan's METI and Indonesia's ESDM ministers signed two memoranda covering minerals and nuclear energy in Tokyo.

The Lao-Vietnam deal includes border fuel storage, shared pipelines, and power grid infrastructure linking both countries' energy systems.

The IEA called this the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market. Southeast Asia, with limited reserves and high import dependence, bears the sharpest near-term burden.

From zero to 500 MW in four months: Myanmar's LNG-to-power restart is now the backbone of Yangon's industrial grid.

Scientists said the finding highlights the rich biodiversity in southwestern Japan.

Kredivo's Timo acquisition signals Indonesian fintechs are exporting proven credit models into high-growth regional banking markets.