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China Conference: Southeast Asia

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China Conference: Southeast Asia
Insights and takeaways from China Conference: Southeast Asia, an annual flagship conference organised by the South China Morning Post.
Leung Chun-ying, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, speaks at SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 10. Photo: SCMP

Editorial | As China and Indonesia strengthen ties, Hong Kong has a role to play

The SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia highlighted the synergies between the world’s second-largest and Asean’s biggest economies.

Fosun Health to build first overseas hospitals in Indonesia amid global push

Ambassador urges ‘shared prosperity’ in China-Asean ties as protectionism grows

Mainland China

Indonesia on track for 10% growth by 2029, energy envoy Hashim says

The figure will be beyond Prabowo’s 8 per cent target, Hashim says, as he credits the president’s ‘iron will’ in overcoming bureaucracy and corruption.

Hashim Djojohadikusumo, Indonesia’s climate and energy envoy, at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2026 on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP
China-Asean relations

Asean urged to rewrite trade rule book as US turns transactional

The US and China are the top two trading partners for Asean but it is questionable how long that status quo will last, observers say.

Indonesia

Indonesia’s economy tipped to gain from deeper mainland China, Hong Kong ties

Increased investments and lessons learned from improving capital markets could help Indonesia as it ‘opens shop’, insiders and observers say.

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Asean

Indonesia eyes China partners to build ‘better than the EU standard’

Sovereign wealth fund Danantara targets waste-to-energy, smart grids, and data centres, leveraging a global tech leader for green and infrastructure growth.

A technician checks and cleans solar panels at a bus station in Depok, Indonesia. The Southeast Asian country has set its sights on cooperating with China to lower emissions and fix environmental problems while strengthening infrastructure, energy and technology developments. Photo: EPA-EFE
Prabowo Subianto

Profits, not politics: Danantara Indonesia chief vows to keep fund professional

Chief Investment Officer Pandu Sjahrir is committed to operating the fund with transparency – even if he has to say no to the government.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong stepping up as global arbitration hub, deputy justice secretary says

Horace Cheung also confident of city’s investment prospects, while the Indonesian Law Policy Strategy Agency’s Andry Indrady cites Singapore’s strengths.

Leung Chun-ying (CY Leung)

Indonesia hails ‘strong’ ties as Hong Kong’s CY Leung lauds ‘steady hands’

Indonesia’s top economic minister Airlangga Hartarto and Hong Kong’s Leung were speaking at the SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia.

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Indonesia’s top economic minister Airlangga Hartarto speaks at the China Conference: Southeast Asia 2026 in Jakarta on Tuesday. Photo: SCMP
Indonesia

Post signs pact with Indonesian business guild to hold events, dialogue

The two parties will advance a range of initiatives, including a China Conference: Southeast Asia in Jakarta in early 2026.

Attendees of the signing of the memorandum of understanding between SCMP and Kadin Indonesia in Jakarta on October 11, 2025. (From left to right): Kadin Indonesia’s Secretary General of UK-Indonesia Bilateral Committee Steven Marcelino, Chairman of Hong Kong and Macau Bilateral Committee Suwito, Chairman Anindya Bakrie, Vice Chairwoman Shinta Kamdani; SCMP’s Executive Managing Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim, Global Events Vice-President Razlan Manjaji, Events Manager Lucia Lam, and Events Associate Director Mak Sin Chang. Photo: Handout

Video | Hong Kong to keep ‘one country, two systems’ model indefinitely, justice minister says

Paul Lam issues reassurance at China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, citing 2022 speech by Xi Jinping

Asean

Tariffs, AI potential, cautious optimism on China: Southeast Asia’s path ahead

Asean must grow its global links and stand together to mitigate effects of external shocks, say panel speakers at ‘China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025’.

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Hong Kong economy

Malaysia reaffirms Hong Kong investment ties amid worries over Trump’s tactics

Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Malaysia’s trade minister, says Asean should continue to engage with Washington while also diversifying supply chains.

Tengku Zafrul Aziz, Malaysia’s minister for investment, trade and industry, speaking at the South China Morning Post’s conference on Monday. Photo: SCMP
Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek lowers cost of AI adoption for firms across Southeast Asia: experts

Many businesses in the region still must contend with a lack of AI talent and outdated digital infrastructure.

Many businesses across Southeast Asia stand to benefit from DeepSeek’s powerful, low-cost artificial intelligence models. Photo: Shutterstock
Asean

Malaysia’s trade minister calls on Asean, Hong Kong to shape the ‘Asian century’

Tengku Zafrul Aziz paints a picture of vast potential and hope in closing speech at forum in Kuala Lumpur.

Semiconductors

Malaysia’s chip sector to benefit from ‘neutrality’ amid US-China tech war

Malaysia can help firms ‘serve the US, China and the rest of the world’, the head of the country’s semiconductor industry association says.

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Asean

Are fragmented regulations holding back Southeast Asia’s EV ambitions?

The head of Chinese EV maker Xpeng says a lack of unified legal frameworks around tech like autonomous driving could discourage investment.

Brian Gu, vice chairman and president of Xpeng, during a panel discussion at SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on February 17. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong to become Muslim-friendly city for Asean businesses, tourists: John Lee

Authorities have introduced incentives such as simplifying immigration requirements, offering more halal options, city leader says.

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Asean

Can Southeast Asia be part of a new world order amid US-China tug of war?

Panel speakers at ‘China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025’ note that region has been ‘Trump-proofing’ and Beijing stands to gain if it seizes the opportunity.

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Malaysia

China and Asean seek stronger ties amid US uncertainty

Trump 2.0 was the elephant in the room at SCMP’s ‘China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025’ in Kuala Lumpur, where participants promoted multilateralism.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends SCMP’s China Conference Southeast Asia, held at The St. Regis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
Hong Kong politics

Hong Kong to keep ‘one country, two systems’ model indefinitely, minister says

Paul Lam issues reassurance at South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, cites 2022 speech by Xi Jinping.

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Hong Kong justice minister Paul Lam spoke at the South China Morning Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025 on Monday. Photo: Nora Tam
Anwar Ibrahim

‘Asean’s moment is now’: Malaysia’s Anwar on AI, tariff challenges

Malaysia’s PM in his speech at the ‘China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025’, organised by the Post, also speaks out against ‘economic coercion and unilateral actions’.

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Asean

‘Superconnector’ Hong Kong can share mainland expertise with Asean: CY Leung

At Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2025, ex-city leader highlights potential for deeper economic cooperation between country and bloc.

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Why Southeast Asia is an Ideal Family Office Location

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SCMP Events
[from left] South China Morning Post’s Senior Reporter Dewey Sim moderated a panel discussion, Investing for generations: the rise of family offices in Asia at China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023 on March 30, 2023 in Singapore. Panellists included Agnes Chen, Managing Director of APAC Region for Fund Services, CSC; Chi-man Kwan, Group Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Raffles Family Office and Lawrence Lok, Chief Financial Officer of Hywin Holdings.
Singapore

Exclusive | Singapore’s Shanmugam on US-China ties, ‘socialist’ policies and the wealth gap

In the first part of a wide-ranging exclusive interview with This Week in Asia, Singapore’s minister for home affairs and law talks China’s ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine, the necessity of staying neutral and the enduring nature of Singapore’s social compact.

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Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam addresses the SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023 in Singapore last month. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong economy

Top graduates in Singapore, Malaysia eyeing Hong Kong career path: Paul Chan

Financial secretary reveals observation in blog post, notes most are interested in regional cooperation for a stab at growing economic pie.

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Asean

Editorial | Forget Hong Kong-Singapore rivalry hype, thriving Asia calls for collaboration

Speakers at Post’s ‘China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023’ stress how all countries in ‘region of tomorrow’ can feel the economic benefit.

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