ASEAN is accelerating 🔰 EPR policies, with the Philippines leading regional action on plastic packaging regulation. At the ASEAN-EU Sustainability Summit in Cebu: ♻️ Panelists stressed that EPR must go beyond waste collection by boosting demand for recycled materials through stronger policies and eco-design requirements. 🔄 Circular economy goes beyond recycling by prioritising rethink, reduce, reuse, repair, refurbishment, and remanufacturing. +90 ASEAN circular economy business cases already show how circularity can drive innovation, cost savings, and environmental benefits. 🌏 Climate disasters across Southeast Asia highlight the urgent need to move beyond “business as usual” with circular and resource-efficient solutions. @switchasia @EU_Partnerships @EUinthePH @EUinASEAN @sujiseam @EU_AseanBC @DENROfficial @CocaCola @CirculateCap

LADS (AWARP) Strategic Round⚡️ 📑 About: @LADT_co is Laos' national digital technology group and issuer of the ASEAN USD (USDA) stablecoin. 🤝 Investor: @animocabrands

⚡️The energy crisis in Southeast Asia is a wake-up call: energy security can’t wait — and neither can the green transition. At the ASEAN-EU Sustainability Summit 2026, leaders will tackle how to accelerate a resilient, sustainable and circular economy. 🗣️ Featured speakers include senior officials from the Philippines, @sujiseam @EUinASEAN @EUAmbPH @EUinthePH, and key regulators shaping climate & finance agendas. 📢 Register: 🗓️ 7 May 2026 | 📍Cebu @EU_Partnerships @EU_AseanBC @eccponline

Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are becoming Southeast Asia’s data centre hotspots. With the guidance of ASEAN’s APAEC, the region can grow its digital infrastructure while strengthening grids and cutting emissions. Follow us for more.

Circular Economy has been found to be practical and beneficial by Southeast Asian businesses. This paper is based on secondary analysis of the #ACEBA# 75 business cases covering diverse sectors and business sizes from Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam 👉 @EU_Partnerships @switchasia @ASEANCSRNetwork @ASEAN @EUinCambodia @uni_eropa @euinlaos @EUinMalaysia @EUinthePH @EUinThailand @EUDelegationVN @EUASEAN

Singapore's most senior diplomat just stood on Chinese soil and told the Chinese state directly: we cooperate with you because of shared interests, not because of shared blood. That sentence is more significant than it sounds. Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore's former Prime Minister and current Senior Minister, completed a five-day visit to China last week, meeting officials in Guangxi and Shanghai. Speaking to Singapore media on May 22, he was direct: "We are a Chinese-majority country, but we are a multiracial society. We are a separate country with separate sovereignty from China." He added that Singapore's ties with China are grounded in mutual benefit, not shared ethnicity or ancestry. This is a deliberate and pointed statement. The CCP has spent decades promoting the idea that ethnic Chinese people around the world, regardless of citizenship, share a special bond with the Chinese motherland. The concept of 同宗同源, meaning "same ancestry, same roots," is embedded in Chinese state rhetoric aimed at diaspora communities across Southeast Asia, including Singapore's Chinese majority. United Front Work Department operations, diaspora engagement programs, and state media all lean on this framing to cultivate affinity, influence, and loyalty among overseas Chinese populations. Lee Hsien Loong said that is not the basis of Singapore's relationship with China. Singapore cooperates with Beijing because it serves Singapore's interests. Full stop. The moment those interests diverge, the shared ethnicity changes nothing. Singapore has maintained this position since Lee Kuan Yew built the country. It rejects the "Third China" label. It maintains strong ties with the United States, Japan, and the West while trading extensively with Beijing. It is ethnically Chinese-majority and fiercely sovereign. That combination makes it a direct challenge to the CCP's narrative that Chinese ethnicity implies Chinese political alignment. Lee said it in Shanghai. In front of Chinese media. After visiting Chinese officials. The message was intentional and the audience was chosen carefully. #Singapore# #China# #CCP# #LeeHsienLoong# #Sovereignty# #Geopolitics# #SoutheastAsia# #UnitedFront# #Diaspora# #ASEAN#

A Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 lands on the flight deck of USS Truxtun (DDG 103) as the ship transits the Arabian Sea and supports the U.S. blockade against Iran. As of today, CENTCOM forces have redirected 70 commercial vessels and disabled 4 to ensure compliance.

Tourists take pictures of a sea of 3clouds on a "midair" road by a cliff at the Longtou Mountain Scenic Spot in Hanzhong, #Shaanxi# province, on Thursday. The 3.5-kilometer road offers a thrilling experience with breathtaking views.