All maps are influenced by the intent and biases of their creator—even those that are striving to be as accurate as possible.

MANILA, (PIA) — Google has increased the visibility of the label “West Philippine Sea” on its Maps platform, a change that has been warmly welcomed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), ...

Responding to an AFP query, Google did not say why the change was made. "The West Philippine Sea has always been labeled on ...

South-east Asia PE deal value hit US$15 billion in 2024, up from US$9 billion the year before, led by large transactions such as that of ST Telemedia Data Centres. That growth in deal value was, ...

Mr Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reshaping America and the world. The swift reimposition of tariffs, including on key Asian economies, signals that the United States has radically ...

The rest of Asia, in particular, plays this role. Here, East and Southeast Asia combine alongside China to create a broad “Factory Asia.” South Asia plays a different role. South Asian ...

Mr Xi’s expected visit to South-east Asia later this month takes on added importance. Beijing will likely be watching what countries like Cambodia, Malaysia and Vietnam might offer Washington in ...

The deceleration phases, as the slowing is called, have tended to amplify north-south tectonic stresses in East Asia, causing megaquakes in the Pamir-Baikal belt. Acceleration phases, on the other ...

Yet these wider geopolitical currents have, in many ways, cleared Europe’s path to Central Asia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with a more transactional U.S. foreign policy ...

Malaysia will lead efforts to coordinate a regional response in South-east Asia towards US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said. “Malaysia, as Asean chair, ...

SINGAPORE (Bloomberg): Countries in South-East Asia, major sources of exports to the US, are angling to accommodate President Donald Trump rather than retaliate against his punishing tariffs ...

BANGKOK/KUALA LUMPUR: “Great uncertainty” has gripped Asia’s automakers, meaning a likely short-term scenario is that companies will consolidate their existing business activities and ...