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Two and a half months after the coup, Myanmar’s economy lies in shatters
Closed shops in Yangon
Bad news for foreign investors who have set a lot of hopes on Myanmar’s...
Citibank’s retail banking calls it quits in Southeast Asia
Citibank's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
US banking group Citibank on April 15 said that it will exit the...
VinFast eyes mega-IPO on Wall Street this year
Vietnam car maker VinFast, part of the country’s largest private conglomerate Vingroup, is considering an initial public...
Sanofi to set up factory in Singapore for vaccine production on “massive scale”
French pharma major Sanofi said it will invest €400 million set up a vaccine production site in...
Brunei’s population is shrinking: Statistics report
Brunei people at a night market in Bandar Seri Begawan © Arno Maierbrugger
The population of Brunei has...
Cambodia’s oil wealth dreams hitting a wall
Oil platform in the Apsara oil field offshore Cambodia
Cambodia’s hopes for prosperity from the exploitation of an...
Vietnam puts chocolate brand on the world map
Marou is made from the rare trinitario cacao bean
Chocolate made by French entrepreneurs in Vietnam is embarking...
Indonesia asks citizens to stop making more babies
Indonesia, the fourth-most populous country in the world
The government of Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous nation with...
Marijuana, Thailand’s new cash crop
Entrance to the marijuana growing complex at Rak Jang Farm (All pictures: Arno Maierbrugger)
Since the liberalisation of...
Myanmar junta orders indefinite mobile Internet shutdown
Myanmar’s military rulers have ordered Internet service providers to shut down wireless broadband services until further notice,...
Global fashion chains stop placing orders in Myanmar
Myanmar’s garment workers demand that the international clothing and fashion industry pays attention to the current violence...
US seizes Top Glove imports over forced labour evidence
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) has ordered port officials in the US to seize...
Indonesia sets up state holding for electric vehicle battery production
Electric vehicle batteries are expected to become a huge industry in the years to come
Indonesia is aiming...
Singapore completes one of world’s largest floating solar power plants
The new solar farm of off the coast of Woodlands in northern Singapore
Singapore-based solar energy provider Sunseap...
Vietnam rolls out roadmap to deploy artificial intelligence in economy, government
Vietnam’s government has unveiled an “artificial intelligence masterplan” which details how Vietnam plans to roll out artificial...
Vietnam’s dairy industry to become the country’s next growth story
Following the electronics assembling sector, an export-driven textile, seafood and agriculture industry in Vietnam and an up-and-coming...
First digital-only bank launches in the Philippines
Tonik offers virtual banking only
The first digital-only bank –or neobank – has launched in the Philippines on...
Toyota reports alleged bribery case in Thailand to US authorities
Toyota Thailand
Japanese car maker Toyota in a stock exchange filing on March 18 said it has...
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Microsoft to build data center network in Malaysia for $1 billion
Microsoft's data centers in Malaysia will offer regional cloud computing services
US software giant Microsoft will invest...
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Thais now spend half a day on the Internet
Normal scene from Bangkok's public transport
Thais spent an average of almost 12 hours per day on the...