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Indonesia kicks off construction of ‘green’ industrial park on Borneo
Indonesia on December 21 began with the construction of a new industrial estate in its part of Borneo island which will focus on plants...
New Laos railway fills gap in world’s longest train route
The opening of the new high-speed train line in Laos has filled the last gap in what is now the longest continuous railway route...
VinFast builds electric vehicle battery plant in Vietnam for $174 million
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast has started building a battery cell plant for $174 million to support its electric vehicles business and improve the battery supply...
Ford, Lego invest heavily in Thailand, Vietnam
US car company Ford Motor and Danish toymaker Lego are planning to make substantial investments in Thailand and Vietnam, respectively, in the coming years...
VinFast now plans $3-billion IPO in the US in second half 2022
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast, a unit of the country’s largest business conglomerate Vingroup, now has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US...
Kuala Lumpur named world’s best city for expats to live in
Malaysia’s national capital of Kuala Lumpur has been ranked best city to live and work globally in the newly released Expat City Ranking 2021...
AirAsia’s loss widens in third quarter amid weak travel demand
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group on November 22 reported a wider net loss for the third quarter 2021 as a result of continued Covid-19-pandemic...
Thai AirAsia plans mass layoffs, fleet reduction
The Thailand-based arm of Malaysian discount carrier AirAsia Group, Thai AirAsia, has announced mass layoffs and extended forced holidays for staff as it keeps...
Laos’ new high-speed railway expected to boost tourism, trade
Expectations are high about the positive impact of the new Chinese-built high-speed railway line that crosses landlocked Laos from north to south. Meanwhile, all...
Vietnam’s first-ever metro line gets going
In a great step forward for public urban transportation in Vietnam, the country’s first metro line began operations on November 6 in the capital...
E-commerce market in Vietnam to keep growing from $11.8 billion last year: Techfest
The size of the e-commerce market in Vietnam is growing strongly, with current revenue already having surpassed last year’s full-year figure of $11.8 billion,...
Myanmar junta `secures´ telecom towers with land mines in response to rebels
Following a series of attacks by anti-junta fighters on mobile telecom towers in Myanmar that caused substantial damage to the structures and reduced network...
Indonesia commissions Dubai’s DP World for ports development across archipelago
The Indonesian government, through its newly established sovereign wealth fund, signed an agreement with Dubai port operator DP World to develop seaports in Southeast...
Tesla’s electric car sales surge in Singapore
US electric car maker Tesla proved to be widely popular among Singapore car buyers in September, latest data by the city-state’s Land Transport Authority...
India’s Adani Ports becomes next investor to call it quits in Myanmar
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone, India’s largest integrated ports and logistics company, said on October 27 at its fiscal second quarter presentation that...
Troubled Myanmar readies to open for tourism
Seemingly irrespective of civil unrest, countless skirmishes between guerilla-style freedom fighters and the army, over 300 roadside bomb attacks since the February 1 coup,...
First high-speed train from China arrives in Lao capital
Residents of Laos’ capital Vientiane on October 16 witnessed the arrival of the first passenger high-speed train running on the new Laos-China railway line...
Philippines among least attractive countries in Asia-Pacific for foreign investments
The Philippines has been named one of the least attractive destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Asia-Pacific in a new ranking by Oxford...
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Singapore biotech startup considers stock listing to raise $300 million
Singapore-based biotechnology startup Mirxes, which focuses on preventive healthcare solutions for cancer and infectious diseases, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in the...
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Indonesia to start construction of new capital in August
Indonesia’s government will start construction of the first government buildings at its new capital Nusantara in August, the country’s minister of public works and...