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Petrochemical Feedstock Crisis Forces Indonesia To Pivot From Naphtha To LPG As Primary Industry Input

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The LPG duty cut targets industrial feedstock, not household cooking gas. It illustrates how a single supply disruption creates demand spikes across seemingly unrelated commodity markets.

Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN Affirm Cooperation Over Middle East

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The meeting focused on maintaining financial stability in the face of geopolitical risks.

MAS And Singapore Police Force Join Banks In AI Financial Crime Pilot

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Bank account numbers in the MAS scam detection POV are cryptographically hashed. Only the originating bank can identify the underlying account. Utility and privacy, balanced by design.

Western Union Picks Fireblocks To Power Its First Stablecoin Infrastructure

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The Philippines receives over $38 billion in annual remittances. Western Union's USDPT launch there signals stablecoin infrastructure moving into the world's highest-volume corridors.

Singapore Launches Tripartite Jobs Council As AI Adoption Gap Widens

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SME AI adoption in Singapore stood at 14.5% in 2024. At companies with over 500 employees, the rate exceeds 60%. The MOM survey puts the structural divide in sharp relief.

FedEx Bets On Vietnam Trade Growth With Viettel Post Tie-Up

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Viettel Post, a Viettel Group subsidiary, takes on end-to-end pickup, delivery, warehousing, and customs coordination for FedEx across all of Vietnam.

Thailand’s Emergency Reserve Buffer Holds At 108 Days

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Bangkok relaunched commercial B20 biodiesel sales in March 2026 after a four-year hiatus, targeting transport and fisheries sectors as a lower-cost alternative to imported fossil diesel.

Japan Reviews Dual Pricing For Tourist Sites

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The Japan Tourism Agency is assessing whether the pricing system remains fair and effective.

Singapore Banks Could Soon Hold USDC And USDT Without Prohibitive Capital Costs

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MAS is not relaxing prudential standards. It is creating a risk-based pathway for certain permissionless cryptoassets to receive lower capital treatment.

How The PayNet-NETS Joint Venture Won The Right To Build Southeast Asia’s Cross-Border Payments Hub

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Southeast Asia's cross-border payments still run on bilateral corridors. Nexus is building the multilateral alternative, with a 2027 go-live target.
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