Indonesia has outlined its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and committed to net-zero emissions (NZE) by 2060, prioritizing a shift to renewable energy alongside emissions reductions in forestry.

Indonesia’s livestock industry is emerging as a strategic growth engine in the national development agenda, transitioning from a supplementary role to a key driver of food security, rural development, and export competitiveness.

Pheu Thai Party’s recent gesture of sending birthday greetings to Sondhi Limthongkul — a former archrival and ex-leader of the anti-Thaksin yellowshirt movement — has sparked controversy and accusations of political desperation.

Global financial markets posted strong gains in Q3 2025, powered by surging AI-driven technology demand, solid corporate earnings, and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s anticipated rate cut, which weakened the dollar and supported emerging markets, including Indonesia. Equity markets rallied globally—with the U.S., Japan, and North Asia.

Indonesia’s digital economy has demonstrated a positive and significant impact on economic growth across 34 provinces between 2017 and 2022, as shown through dynamic panel GMM estimation.

Thailand and Cambodia plunged into their deadliest border clashes in decades in July 2025, leaving dozens dead and displacing more than 300,000 people.

Indonesia’s handling of the potential Grab–GoTo merger highlights growing tensions between industrial policy ambitions and competition law in the digital economy.

East Asia and the Pacific’s economic momentum is softening as global growth slows, trade restrictions rise, and domestic uncertainties persist, though the region still outperforms global averages. Industrial output and retail activity remain resilient, yet weak business confidence and fading export orders signal headwinds ahead.

Thailand’s firm-level trade data suggest that regional trade agreements (RTAs) play only a modest role in advancing global value chain development, as imports under RTA regimes show a weak and often insignificant correlation with exports—implying that firms using RTAs tend to focus mainly on domestic markets.