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Laos gets its first-ever expressway – and it’s a smart one
Laos saw its first expressway, the Vientiane-Vang Vieng Expressway, officially being opened on December 20.
China builds Great Wall along Myanmar border
A section of a fence set up by China in the town of Wanding, Yunnan, on its border with Myanmar (Picture:...
China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...
Chinese developer suspected by US of building army bases in Cambodia
Cambodia's Ream Naval Base near Sihanoukville is allegedly being used by China
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions...
Chinese state firm to build subway for Metro Manila’s business district
The subway will circumvent Makati city
A Chinese construction company has been awarded a $1.2-billion contract to build...
Thailand looks for cheaper solution for proposed maritime shortcut in the south
A canal across the Kra Isthmus would cut the voyage between East Asia and the Indian Ocean short by around 1,100...
Chinese take over Laos’ national power grid
Laos is referred to as the "battery of Southeast Asia" due to its many hydropower plants exporting electricity
Laos at risk of sovereign debt default
The China-Laos railway project, originally meant to bring economic growth, is pushing Laos deeper into debt
The small...
What’s up with Thailand’s high-speed rail network?
By Jeremiah Capacillo
After much debate and derailment, bullet trains are finally arriving in...
Samsung said to shift display production from China to Vietnam
Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to its plant in...
Chinese loans for infrastructure cause debt ballooning in Myanmar, Laos
The China-Laos high-speed railway costs $6 billion
Chinese infrastructure projects for its Belt and Road Initiative financed by...
Cambodia to temporarily close 200 textile factories as supply chains dry up due to virus
The Cambodian government has warned that about 200 garment and textile factories in the country will likely...
Malaysia partners with China to set up next-generation vehicle hub
A Malaysian government agency, the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and Internet of Things Institute in the Ministry of...
AirAsia considers launch in Cambodia, Myanmar and China
Low-cost carrier AirAsia is planning to expand further in
Southeast and East Asia and considers setting up subsidiaries...
US companies eyeing relocation from China to Philippines amid trade war
Companies from the US are increasingly looking at the Philippines as possible alternative location for their existing...
Cambodia could reverse ban on online gambling
The Cambodian government may reverse its decision to shut down its online gambling industry, risking the ire...
Google to move smartphone production from China to Vietnam
Google is planning to move the production of its Pixel
smartphones from China to Vietnam as the company...
First Mekong bridge of China-Laos high speed rail completed
The main section of the first huge Mekong river bridge for the China-Laos high speed railway connection...
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