A whole host of Asian nations have embraced the Chinese tech giant, but there are still a few outliers that have looked to hedge their bets.

5G technology is coming to Southeast Asia, and the odds are Huawei’s technology will be driving it. That’s despite the US trying to poison the well against its Chinese competitor. So why is no-one listening to Uncle Sam?

Asia’s biggest producer of cocoa beans is looking to diversify and make more top-quality beans. But a decline in crop quantity and quality threatens the industry.

Indonesia is made up entirely of islands, India has 1 million voting stations to disperse and Australia has to reach extremely remote communities. But officials in all three have a plan to include everyone in the democratic process.

Analysing the recent Thai election result, assessing the players and politics driving the Indonesian election, and a look at the Southeast Asian factors behind the recent measles outbreak

Asian social media users have been up in arms over a British columnist’s hot take on the much beloved tropical fruit.

The Philippines and Indonesia have had the world’s second- and third- highest rates of measles, behind India, for the past two years. Mistrust, fraud, religious and ethical concerns are fuelling anti-vaccine sentiment.

More than 25,000 people have signed a statement of support for two former officials who claim China’s artificial island building has blocked 320,000 Filipinos from their fishing grounds. But Beijing has no plans to respond

Five years after exposing the flaws in the famous Silicon Valley fraud’s main product, Erika Cheung wants to revolutionise Hong Kong’s start-up scene – and ensure entrepreneurs keep a strong sense of ethics.

A discussion on upgrades to the free trade agreement is on the agenda in Jacinda Ardern’s first trip to China since taking office in 2017.

As the two cities vie to be the destination of choice for settling legal disputes over Xi Jinping’s signature project they face an uneasy task: keeping China comfortable while assuring foreign parties they won’t be unduly influenced

W. Patrick Murphy says democracy has served Thais well and the US is hopeful the March 24 poll will produce such results, amid expectations civilian rule will help normalise bilateral ties, which chilled after the junta seized power in 2014.

The princess, whose bid to run as a prime ministerial candidate was vetoed by her brother the king last month, was greeted by the Shinawatra family as she entered the Rosewood Hotel.

Indonesia is the world’s largest producer of tuna, accounting for roughly 16 per cent of global production last year. Tuna exports to the US, its largest market, have soared 130 per cent since 2014.

Pro-democracy politicians say the post-election future will see Thailand recalibrate its ties with China and throw doubt on a troubled rail link. Sound familiar?

We discuss what comes next after the failure of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, look at Vietnam’s economic windfall from the US-China trade war, and analyse the huge South Korean tourism trade and its push to become the Silicon Valley of South East Asia

Bilateral relations were strained last year by Wellington’s ban on Chinese telecoms giant Huawei being involved in the country’s 5G roll-out

India and Pakistan are among the world’s nine nuclear weapons states, alongside China, France, Israel, North Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom and the US.

Will both sides iron out their differences or be locked in a stalemate forever?

Jenny Shipley has denied writing the opinion piece – published in Chinese state-run media – that suggests Wellington should ‘learn to listen to China’, saying that it was constructed from a previous interview.

Uncertainty over bilateral ties has affected flights and tourism, one of the Kiwi economy’s largest drivers. PM Jacinda Ardern says the relationship is complex – can Beijing and Wellington kiss and make up?

Analysis of the upcoming Thai elections after a week of tumultuous headlines; revelations of another side of the notorious district of Pattaya as Russian migrants move in.

Kim Jong-un is heading to Vietnam for a second date with the US president. Opinion is split over whether the millennial dictator’s charm offensive is a genuine quest for legitimacy or a rebranding of his old playbook

Experts estimate more than half of diabetes cases in Indonesia remain undiagnosed, especially among young people

The coastal city has been the site of several key moments in Vietnamese history. During the Vietnam war, it was known for prostitution, rights violations and the storage of Agent Orange. Today, it is a ‘capitalist’ getaway

The chairman of Myanmar’s investment commission cited several problems, including an earthquake fault line and a catchment area ‘twice the size of Singapore’.

Transparency International’s latest report on perceptions of corruption globally sees China’s ranking fall for the first time in five years. The US isn’t doing well either, falling out of the top 20 for the first time in recent years.

The sweet stuff’s dark caramel flavour is captivating consumers from Taipei to Singapore and has become a darling of the Instagram generation. But it’s been around for aeons – in traditional Chinese medicine

While Muslim-born atheists face prison and re-education in Malaysia, in Indonesia non-believers risk being charged with blasphemy – and discrimination and violence towards apostates remain common

Even the US’ Mariana Islands are caught up in Washington and Beijing’s simmering power struggle in the region, from unprecedented deep-sea research in the Mariana Trench to what was the world’s most lucrative casino.