Ryan Santos

Da Nang-born chef Tran Phuoc Hau of The Monkey Gallery Dining received the MICHELIN Young Chef Award at the 2026 ceremony, highlighting the emergence of regional culinary talent beyond Vietnam's two main cities.

Asia's first cross-border wind power PPA ran from Laos to Vietnam. The next phase may include storage, solar, and hydrogen on the same plateau.

Long-duration storage is no longer a niche category. HiTHIUM's 8-hour BESS launch reflects where Southeast Asian grid procurement is heading.

Fireblocks counts Worldpay, BNY, and Revolut as infrastructure clients; Flow extends that network to any PSP ready to accept digital assets at scale.

Airwallex says it can close the loop from payment acceptance to closed books; the Leapfin deal is the missing piece.

Alexandra Eala strengthened her reputation as a rising force in international tennis with another impressive tournament win.

The Lumut terminal brings Malaysia's total regasification send-out capacity to 1,490 MMscfd once operational alongside existing Melaka and Johor facilities.

Total national electricity production in Indonesia reached 165.51 TWh as of April 2026. Renewable energy contributed 17.89 percent of that figure. Coal contributed the rest. The transition is measured in percentage points; the fossil base is measured in terawatt-hours.

The BCG-FT Partners 2026 report confirms Southeast Asia as central to global fintech expansion, anchoring APAC's record 25% growth last year.

Indonesia's tourism policy is shifting from destination marketing to product architecture, one B2B meeting at a time.