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Asia’s Manufacturing Renaissance: Why ASEAN is Emerging as a Strategic Core of Global Industry

Recent developments across Asia Pacific, particularly in Singapore and Thailand, reflect not incremental growth but structural acceleration in manufacturing strategy. Industry assessments such as the Asia Manufacturing Index 2026 point to continued Chinese leadership, while also highlighting the increasingly strong performance of ASEAN economies. China remains ranked first, followed by Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Japan, India, Indonesia, Thailand, South Korea, Philippines and Bangladesh. What stands out is not only China’s continued dominance, but the collective rise of ASEAN economies. Multiple ASEAN

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