James Guild

Indonesia has the largest raw nickel ore deposits in the world, and it's increasingly been leveraging that fact to boost investment in the downstream sector and make itself an indispensable part of the EV supply chain. New piece for @east_asia_forum. eastasiaforum.org/2021/03/30/ind…

There is fierce competition between home-grown and international streamers in Southeast Asia and the ecosystem has evolved rapidly in recent years years. One thing is for sure: the demand for Korean dramas is basically limitless. thediplomat.com/2026/04/a-brie…

Vietnam, Thailand & Indonesia are contributing to a big increase in solar panel manufacturing, driven largely by Chinese investment. They are being drawn into global clean energy supply chains while the rest of us get cheaper solar. Win-win? thediplomat.com/2026/04/southe…

KALA is a masterpiece of Indonesian cinema. You can't put a price on that.

Ikan bakar sulawesi 🐟🐟🔥

@maxwalden_ "I did not communicate it properly," said Singh, a professor of communications. 😂

An Indian professor has sparked ridicule after falsely suggesting a Chinese-made robot dog displayed at a major AI summit in New Delhi was developed by her university. abc.net.au/news/2026-02-1…

The Pacific Money Blog: 2025 Year in Review - what the big economic stories in the region were last year and why they mattered. According to me. thediplomat.com/2025/12/the-pa…

@BruceEmond It's still there. I don't think anything has changed inside that place for decades haha

Pada tanggal 26 Oktober, 2012, ini makan siang saya di RM masakan Chinese di kota Jakarta. Semua makanan "santri": nasgor sayuran & fu yung hai isi sayur ganti kepiting/ayam. Pertama kali coba RM ini dengan alm Pak Iwan Tirta 30 thn lalu. Porsi2nya gede! Ayo, nama RM ini apa?

State owned investment funds are on the rise in SE Asia, including in some unlikely places. Why? I think it has something to do with the geopolitical churn we are currently living through. eastasiaforum.org/2025/10/24/the…

Interesting things happening in Vietnam's stock market these days. 📈 thediplomat.com/2025/10/vietna…

Slowing growth is forcing the Thai government to run deficits and straining its fiscal capacity. Can they keep doing this until exports recover and global economic conditions turn more favorable? thediplomat.com/2025/10/thaila…

Why are some digital banks in Southeast Asia growing rapidly while others aren't? I have some ideas 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/09/what-m…

Grab and Go-jek aren't just rivals in the ride hailing and food delivery business - competition between the two is heating up in Indonesia's digital banking scene as well. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/08/indone…

Post-pandemic tourism in SE Asia is recovering at different rates - some markets have bounced back strongly, others more slowly. But is this necessarily a bad thing? That depends. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/08/southe…

As I predicted in April countries are making concessions to Trump's trade demands to make him feel like he's getting a win. But those with big trade surpluses, like Vietnam, are less willing to play this game. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/07/whats-…

Seminyak during the high season is very crowded but its worth it for these views.

Pretty remarkable that Indonesia now has two state investment funds when a few years ago it had zero. Sign of the times. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/07/why-in…

With pandemics and trade wars, the last few years have been especially unfriendly for net exporters like Thailand. Unfortunately, most of the things that will lead to stronger growth (revival of exports, consumer debt relief) won't be easy fixes. thediplomat.com/2025/06/why-th…

Malaysia's clean energy transition is gathering (a little bit of) steam. Here's why the policy roadmap they put out in 2023 is a good fit for the country's political economy. 👇👇 thediplomat.com/2025/06/why-th…

Anyway you look at it, Vietnam has opened up a tremendous amount of investment in renewabe energy over the last few years. But, it came at a cost. thediplomat.com/2025/06/why-vi…

This new Research Assistant is not really working out.