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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...
Chinese firms keen on investment in Subic Bay shipyard, Clark air base
View over Subic Bay with Hanjin's shipyard in the background © Arno Maierbrugger
Chinese businesses are seeking...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
Thailand tourism arrivals, spending drop for the first time in years
Thailand for the first time since 2014 – the year of the latest
military coup – is faced...
Thailand, Laos, China to sign pact on high-speed railway
Thailand has agreed to sign a memorandum of cooperation with China and Laos for a rail link...
Malaysia revives another Chinese-backed mega-project
The Malaysian government said it will reinstate an idling multi-billion-dollar property project in Kuala Lumpur, Bandar Malaysia,...
Malaysia’s eastern railway project back on track
Malaysia will resume work on the multi-billion dollar East Coast Rail Link after negotiations with the China...
Tourism arrivals in Vietnam on steady growth trajectory
Unspoiled beach in the coastal city of Da Nang in central Vietnam © Arno Maierbrugger
International visitor...
Sony moves smartphone production from China to Thailand to halve costs
Japanese electronics giant Sony is closing its Beijing smartphone plant and will shift production to Thailand in...
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