The Vibe Asia

The 2C2P and M-PAY deal with Sun PhuQuoc Airways signals Vietnam's aviation sector is maturing its digital payments stack rapidly.

Laos has ordered transport companies to ensure EVs make up at least 10% of their fleets by end-2026. A fuel crisis is accelerating a transition that incentives alone had not.

Indonesia has harbored nuclear ambitions since the 1960s. A five-year MoC with Japan is a step forward, but the Nuclear Energy Program Implementation Organization has not yet been formally established. The path remains long.

British Airways doubles its Australian footprint with a new daily Melbourne service from early 2027.

There is a reason the clearest decisions in your life happened during a walk, a long drive, or an unexpected stretch of quiet. That is not a coincidence. That is how the brain actually works when it is allowed to.

Mastercard is systematically building out Mastercard Move's coverage across APAC, rail by rail. The Bank of Shanghai deal is the latest piece in that infrastructure strategy.

The full rollout of DBS SecureFX to all Singapore corporate clients reflects a broader push by the bank to embed FX risk management directly into its corporate banking platform.

Africa more than tripled its TPV contribution to EBANX in 2025, illustrating how APAC merchant expansion into new regions is driving demand for licensed cross-border payment infrastructure.

The Gulf corridor handled a significant share of the world's connecting traffic between Europe and Asia. When that corridor closes, the entire global aviation map has to be redrawn — and Southeast Asia is where the redrawing is happening first.

Japan’s cherry blossom season officially begins as trees start to bloom in Kofu, Gifu, and Kochi.