Politics

The Philippines is behind its ASEAN peers when it comes to food exports, the Philippine Food Processors and Exporters Organisation (Philfoodex) said in a...

Facing a surge in visitor numbers, Thailand is now starting to promote investment into additional leisure activities that support conventional beach and entertainment holidays...

A huge leisure resort currently being set up in Vietnam's southern beach town of Vung Tau has been granted a gambling license, the Vietnam...

Brunei will launch a programme to improve financial literacy for people all over ASEAN, the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the 17th ASEAN Finance...

The upper echelons of influence in Sarawak’s government, educational institutions and private sector all unanimously declare this is the greatest challenge to the state’s targeted developmental trajectory – human capital.

Islamic Finance has developed into a $1 trillion global business with the dynamics to reach far more. The epicenters of this industry are in the Middle East and ASEAN, with sizeable cash flow between the two regions.

In an effort to restore investor and business confidence in Sabah after the Royal Army of Sulu intrusion, Malaysia has set up the so-called...

Thailand will go ahead with a cross-border project on the development of a new high speed train system linking with that of neighbouring Laos,...

Philippine Airlines (PAL), the Philippines' national carrier, is planning to take a 49 per cent stake in newly founded Cambodia Airlines, according to a...

Telecom giants Vodafone (UK) and China Mobile are among the 22 bidders for the license for Myanmar's first nationwide mobile phone network. The world's two...

Despite a challenging transition from rapid expansion to a period of slower growth as its economy matures, Singapore remains open for business and investments,...

Chinese car maker Great Wall Motors has announced plans to invest of up to $340 million to set up a factory in Thailand, according...

The bidding deadline for the Mactan-Cebu International Airport’s new terminal, part of the Philippine government’s dense list of PPPs, has been extended to April...

The Hilton hotel group has announced that it will open its first hotel in Myanmar in 2014 through a partnership with local company LP...

Thai agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand Group (CPF) is looking to ramp up its businesses in the Philippines with plans to invest 7 billion pesos,...

The seven CEOs of ASEAN Exchanges have said that the next rollout phase of the regional investment roadshow Invest ASEAN 2013 will be held...

Cambodia is planning to manufacture a domestic car brand after state-owned ACICA Automotive signed a $2 billion joint venture investment with UK-based BIW Automotive. The...

With efforts to increase Brunei's manufacturing base in the defence industry as one step to economic diversification, some market opportunities could open up for domestic players as well as foreign investors.