South-east Asia
South-east Asia will be divided on AUKUS pact
The initiative aimed at supplying Australia with nuclear-powered submarines has received a mixed response in the region
South-east AsiaSouth-east Asian e-commerce has wide gender gaps
The region’s digital economy is booming, but men have benefited much more than women
South-east AsiaASEAN and China will make little progress in sea talks
The South-east Asian group and Beijing say they will step up talks over a Code of Conduct for the South China Sea
ASEANOnline tools aid human trafficking in South-east Asia
South-east Asia is becoming a major epicentre for sex and labour trafficking
South-east AsiaCultural restrictions will tighten in South-east Asia
Indonesia's revised criminal code is the latest development in a broad regional shift toward cultural conservatism
South-east AsiaKey strait will remain South-east Asian piracy hotspot
The Singapore Strait had more piracy attacks than any other area in the world last year
South-east AsiaDigital controls give China an edge in South-east Asia
Myanmar and Cambodia will make major technological and legal changes to tighten controls of online traffic this year
South-east AsiaSouth-east Asia faces further decline in human rights
Key rights are under threat in most of the region’s democracies
South-east Asia