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Vietnam’s smartphone exports reach more than $51 billion in 2020
Vietnam, a major assembler of smartphones for global brands, has reached an export value of phones and...
Philippines wants to trade nurses against free Covid-19 vaccines
The number of Outbound Filipino nurses has been capped to 5,000 a year
The Philippine government has proposed...
Vietnam sets up super-cold Covid-19 vaccine storage facilities, first in the region
In a first for Southeast Asia, Vietnam has set up three super-cold storage warehouses to store Covid-19...
Lao economy kept together by 94% microbusinesses: survey
Snapshot from a business fair for small and micro enterprises in Vientiane, Laos in 2020
The economy of...
Malaysia plans to spend almost $4 billion for 5G network rollout
Malaysians can expect much faster mobile Internet connections in the coming years as the government is injecting...
Singapore’s street food vendors rapidly adopt digital payments
Singapore's hawkers go digital
More than half of Singapore’s hawker stalls now offer e-payments, with transactions in January...
AirAsia to launch food delivery service in Singapore
AirAsia Group CEO Tony Fernandes in his side job as food delivery man
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia, looking...
Cambodia sets up Chinese-style Great Internet Wall
The Cambodian government on February 17 has announced plans to create a state-controlled “national Internet gateway” through...
Cambodia to manufacture electric auto rickshaws
Onion Mobility's electric tuk tuk
Cambodia is set to enter the vehicle manufacturing industry with locally produced electric...
Malaysian whisky bags awards on the global stage
Malaysia is known for many things, namely for being the world’s largest rubber producer, for endless palm...
Vietnam’s youth “optimistic” about next 15 years – study
Vietnam’s youth is confident and optimistic about the direction their country is going in terms of economic...
Thailand’s low birth rate worries government, dating campaign launched
The Thai government has become worried about the low fertility rate in the country which has been...
Myanmar’s foreign investment dream is over
The sudden seizure of power by the military in Myanmar in early February has ended a ten-year...
Malaysia’s economy contracts 5.6% in 2020, worst since Asian Financial Crisis
Kuala Lumpur witnessed numerous lockdowns amid the pandemic
Malaysia's economy contracted 5.6 per cent in 2020 as the...
New SME funding platform enters Thailand
Funding Societies: Loans for more than 65,000 businesses
A new funding platform for small and medium companies...
Cambodia to get completely new coast city for $16 billion
Rendering of the new "Ream City" in southwestern Cambodia
Developers of a completely new coastal city to be...
Cambodia to open “smart farming” center
Smart farming could improve productivity and yields for Cambodian farmers
Cambodia in a cooperation with the South Korean...
Myanmar shuts down Internet after coup in blow for people and businesses
Internet connectivity in Myanmar fell to 14 per cent of the usual levels on February 7
Myanmar’s new...
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Vietnam’s smartphone exports reach more than $51 billion in 2020
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Malaysia plans to spend almost $4 billion for 5G network rollout
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