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Big Tech companies continue with AI data center investment in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is enjoying significant AI data center growth as regional governments see the technology as a significant opportunity to gain national competitive advantage, while Western companies are investing heavily in a significant market opportunity.
Vietnam plans two new undersea cables as the U.S. lobbies hard for Hanoi to avoid using Chinese companies
Vietnam is rapidly becoming a technological hub as Hanoi embarks on its digital infrastructure development strategy. It is also becoming a strategic country as the U.S. and China fight to control the undersea cable network in the region.
Asia Pacific is becoming a hotbed for quantum computing development
Countries such as Japan, India, Australia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and others are becoming global leaders in quantum computing development. It offers significant opportunity for investment and partnership in the region.
Asia is set to power the global semiconductor market for the foreseeable future
According to a recent report from Oxford Economics, the Asia Pacific is set to be the fastest growing market for global technology spend in 2025, at 7.6%.
China proposes a draft protocol to ensure that quantum computers cannot crack existing communications encryption security networks
There are international concerns that as quantum computing develops its vast processing power, it could also be used to break existing encryption methods.
What are the implications of Trump’s election for clean energy in East Asia?
The COP29 conference, being held throughout November, has heightened focus and concern on the impact of Trump’s election on the energy transition in East Asia. Climate change experts, investors, and clean energy organizations have expressed concerns over what Trump’s presidential win will mean for decarbonization efforts on East Asia.
Beijing Holds Private Enterprise Symposium, Signaling Support for the Chinese Private Sector
On February 17, 2025, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) convened the latest private enterprise symposium in Beijing.
U.S. launches open competition to create novel materials for semiconductors using AI-driven applications
AI is helping to accelerate and reduce the cost of drug design in the biopharma industry. Now, the U.S. Department of Commerce has launched a $100 million-funded open competition to use AI to experiment with the design of synthetic, sustainable materials used in semiconductors, batteries, and solar panels.
COP29 highlights the Asia-Pacific’s need to accelerate its energy transition offering investment opportunities for foreign companies
COP29 highlighted the need to accelerate the Asia-Pacific’s transition to renewable and clean energies.
China’s dominance of the global supply chain for critical materials poses significant risk. How can Pamir help?
Advanced economies are looking for alternatives, as China holds much of the world’s reserves of critical materials and leads the world in the processing of these strategic materials.
China’s Increasingly Risky Business Environment Prompts Foreign Firms to Relocate Operations to Other Asian Countries
In anticipation of the incoming Trump administration’s tariffs and sanctions against the People’s Republic of China (PRC), a growing number of foreign companies, particularly semiconductor manufacturers, are moving their production facilities to countries neighboring the PRC. This development reflects China’s increasingly risky business environment.
China Is Expanding Its Footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recent China-Peru joint inauguration of the Chancay Port is the latest example of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Hong Kong’s Eroding Autonomy Adds Risks to Its Business Environment
In November, 45 Hong Kong politicians, activists, union officials, academics, and student leaders were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on the charge of subversion under the national security laws of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
PRC Initiates Unreliable Entity List Investigation Against PVH Group
On September 24, 2024, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) announced that it was initiating an investigation into the practices of the U.S. PVH Group in accordance with Article 2 of the PRC’s “Provisions on Unreliable Entity List [UEL]” (不可靠实体清单规定, UEL Provisions).
India’s Ties to China Continue to be Characterized by Strategic Distrust and Economic Dependency
In October, China and India concluded an agreement on patrolling arrangements along their disputed shared border.
How are China and Russia advancing their shared agendas?
Download our recent analyst paper to understand the key implications of recent China-Russia diplomatic developments.