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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. The 2025 edition, on February 17 in Kuala Lumpur, saw keynote speeches from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, former Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying, and more.

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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Many businesses in the region still must contend with a lack of AI talent and outdated digital infrastructure.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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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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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim delivers his opening speech at the China Conference: Southeast Asia, organised by the Post. Photo: Nora Tam
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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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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Financial Secretary Paul Chan meets university students in Malaysia. Photo: Handout
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.

Singapore

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan spotlights city’s ‘perfect’ liveability, low taxes

Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan highlights city’s advantages like low taxes, ‘perfect’ liveability, and government-backed ecosystem for start-ups.

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China economy

Hong Kong a ‘super-connector’ for investors seeking to enter China, envoy says

Chinese envoy to Singapore Sun Haiyan said strong government coordination and policy stability ensured quick roll-outs of infrastructure and development projects in China.

China ambassador to Singapore Sun Haiyan delivers a pre-recorded video statement at SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023, on March 30, 2023, in Singapore. Photo: Handout
China technology

SE Asian start-ups need to be careful when trying to replicate WeChat’s success

Tech companies should ‘earn the right’ to expand into new business categories after creating a solid core business, entrepreneurs and investors say at Post conference.

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Singapore

Hong Kong, Singapore leaders discuss Asian growth, dismiss ‘rivalry’ talk

Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan says strong collaboration with Asean – of which Singapore is a part – is a key plank of city’s economic policy.

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Business of climate change

China Conference: Mainland EV makers to establish foothold in Southeast Asia

China’s home-grown EV brands have the potential to establish a foothold in Southeast Asia’s automobile markets, but must establish their brands in the minds of the consumer, a panel at the Post’s China Conference: Southeast Asia heard on Thursday.

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The panel focusing on EVs at the Post’s China Conference on Wednesday. From left to right, the SCMP’s Eric Ng, Wee Shann Lam, deputy CEO (technology) at LTA, Jasmmine Wong, CEO of Inchcape Greater China and Singapore, and Monica Huang, EV charging principal consultant at Envision Digital. Photo: Handout
Singapore

Asean emerging as China trade alternative but won’t be a replacement: experts

The US’ withdrawal as a ‘cheerleader’ and driver of globalisation has been the ‘most critical change in last 20 years’, one observer said.

SCMP’s Executive Managing Editor Zuraidah Ibrahim talks to Malaysia’s Minister for International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz, at SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023. Photo: Handout
Digital currencies

Cooperation, innovation to drive global payments industry: SCMP Conference

Collaboration between stakeholders and constant innovation will help build a sustainable ecosystem for the US$240 trillion global payments industry, panellists at the China Conference: Southeast Asia said.

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Malaysia

Malaysia, China to announce major deals as investors buoyed by Anwar: minister

The minister said recent parliamentary votes in favour of the government showed clearly that it had staying power to last the full five-year electoral cycle.

Singapore

Hong Kong must ‘facilitate’ movement of more global firms to city: Paul Chan

Financial secretary says ‘favourable’ regulatory moves have allowed Hong Kong to do more to attract overseas companies.

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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po speaks at the SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia on Wednesday in Singapore. Photo: Handout
Singapore

Hong Kong and Singapore aren’t economic rivals, minister K Shanmugam says

Singapore’s Minister for Home Affairs and Law says he is ‘bemused’ by suggestions that Hong Kong is in terminal decline.

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Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K Shanmugam addresses SCMP’s China Conference: Southeast Asia 2023, on March 29, 2023, in Singapore. Photo: Handout
Banking & finance

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan, Singapore’s Shanmugam headline flagship SCMP forum

Two-day conference will feature keynote speeches by Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po, Singapore’s Home Affairs and Law Minister K. Shanmugam and Malaysia’s Minister for International Trade and Industry Tengku Zafrul Aziz.

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