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IMF recommends Thailand fiscal reform and monetary easing
In the wake of slowing GDP growth amid rising global trade tensions and the lack of internal...
Indonesia launches first online fish auction site
As a strategy to boost income and sales outreach for fishermen in West Java, Indonesia’s government is...
Singapore’s economy takes a hard hit
Singapore’s exports plunged to a six-year low in June, the latest in a series of negative indicators...
Malaysian firm presents first advanced humanoid robot, plans mass production
A Malaysian entrepreneur has developed the country’s first advanced humanoid robot named ADAM which was presented at...
Cambodia’s construction sector in rapid expansion
Construction in Sihanoukville, Cambodia © Arno Maierbrugger
Cambodia’s construction sector attracted total investments
of $3.39 billion in the first...
Vietnam to sell stake in state-owned military bank
The Vietnamese government is planning to divest 7.5 per cent stake in Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank...
Vietnam aims to become ASEAN’s leading digital economy
Vietnam aims to become the leading digital economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by...
Myanmar opens Yangon Stock Exchange to foreigners
Currently, five companies are listed at the Yangon Stock Exchange © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar will allow direct foreign...
Vietnam to hike minimum wages by 5.5%
Vietnam will next year lift regional minimum salaries in the
private sector by 5.5 per cent after labour...
Graft trial of Malaysia’s ex-PM to begin in August
A trial of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak on charges of corruption and money laundering involving state...
Chinese rush to buy Cambodian property
Phnom Penh building construction © Arno Maierbrugger
Chinese interest in real estate in Cambodia is booming...
Skoda plans to set up production in Myanmar
Car makers from the Czech Republic and Hungary are interested in assembling vehicles in Myanmar, according to...
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
The European Union signed an “ambitious” free trade deal with Vietnam on June 30, the first of...
Possible US outsourcing ban could hit Philippine BPO industry hard
A plan by US President Donald Trump to punish US firms
outsourcing jobs abroad or even ban the...
Austria’s Lenzing goes ahead with building world’s largest lyocell fiber plant in Thailand
Austrian industry group Lenzing AG, which makes cellulose fibers used in textiles, is now going ahead with...
Singapore to create 10,000 high-tech jobs
The Singapore government on June 26 said it has plans to create up to 10,000 jobs in...
Indonesia extends tax incentives for property buyers to spur sluggish market
Indonesia introduced new tax incentives to stimulate the sluggish property market. In a first step, the government...
Malaysia seeks to recover $5 billion in 1MDB assets
Malaysia is looking to recover about $5 billion worth of foreign assets linked to scandal-ridden state fund...
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IMF recommends Thailand fiscal reform and monetary easing
In the wake of slowing GDP growth amid rising global trade tensions and the lack of internal...
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Indonesia launches first online fish auction site
As a strategy to boost income and sales outreach for fishermen in West Java, Indonesia’s government is...