Technology news headlines across Southeast Asia in June 2025 for obvious reasons touched on a huge range and variety of applications, developments, successes, and challenges.
These included, for instance: Australia’s approaching ban on social media access for under-16s; China’s moves towards a state-issued national internet ID; the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s effective ban on aspects of cryptocurrency trading; the University of Tokyo and Taiwan’s TSMC research partnership; and many more.
Hit the index links below for brief snapshots of key headlines from each country, or jurisdiction; each item is briefly outlined, with a link to the online source and full article.
Startup ASEAN: Your gateway to the ASEAN startup community
CSIRO: Australia’s artificial intelligence ecosystem – growth & opportunities
Indo-Pacific Insight: Daily LinkedIn newsletter
China’s AI Infrastructure Surge: Data Centers, AI Models, Military, Global
e-HKD and the future of global money movement
ECIPE: AI and India’s National Interest
Linux Foundation: Japan Tech Talent Report 2025
JIC: Going Global – Status of Japanese Startups (June 2025)
OECD Employment Outlook 2025
Malaysia: Penang Digital Economy Summit 2025
Philippines: AI Revolution Summit – October 2025
Reuters / Oxford: Digital News Report 2025
Secure World Foundation: Global Counterspace Capabilities
WEF: Technology Convergence Report 2025
Blue Security: Subsea cables and Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
Critical technologies, globally:
June 2025 report
- US may be set to roll out updated rule providing US allies access to AI chips, based on requirement that chips are run by approved US cloud and data center operators…
- The next Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum meeting is set for November 18-21 in The Philippines – provisional details are linked below…
- China Telecom Quantum Group has launched a commercial-grade distributed cryptography system integrating quantum key distribution with post-quantum cryptography’…
- Robotics: “By 2050, about 90% of humanoids… will likely be used for repetitive, simple, and structured work—primarily industrial and commercial purposes. China is likely to have the highest number…”
In full: Critical technologies news – June 2025 report >
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Critical technologies quarterly: Q1 2025
Int’l Energy Agency: Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2025