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The East Coast Economic Region (ECER) in Malaysia has attracted a staggering 37 billion ringgit ($12 billion) in investments between 2007 and November 2012,...

In an effort to boost the country's economic development, the Laos government has agreed to set up no less than 41 special economic zones,...

Singapore companies are the largest foreign investors in Malaysia's Iskandar project, the main southern development corridor in Peninsular Malaysia. According to latest statistics provided by...

Investor confidence could be severely shaken in Thailand when a planned anti-government demonstration will take place on November 24 in Bangkok's government district. The demonstration...

Read the new Myanmar Foreign investment Law in its first unofficial English translation and check the pros and cons of investing in ASEAN's newly opened "goldmine" by weighing regulations and exemptions.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Tun Razak has recognised that food security and health nutrition have become increasingly critical issues in Malaysia and other...

The latest data from the General Statistics Office of Vietnam indicates that inflation in Vietnam accelerated to 2.2 per cent in September over August 2012, the fastest pace that had been seen in 16 months in the country.

The Philippine government said it is aiming to boost foreign direct investment to $10 billion annually, with a focus on the Business Process Outsourcing...

Resources, environment, public utilities and industrial development all fall under Second Minister YB Datuk Tengah Bin Ali Hasan's three ministries in Sarawak.

Penang is the third largest economy among all states in Malaysia. Its focus on high-tech, services and tourism is attracting a large number of domestic and foreign investors, says Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.

A major new investment forum in Doha, Qatar on October 8-9, 2012, will see political and business leaders from the GCC and Southeast Asia identifying vast bilateral investment opportunities.