Manufacturing & Industry
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Global fashion brands send letter of concern over labour standards to Cambodia’s leader
Cambodian garment workers on the way to the factory
Nearly two dozen global clothing and shoe brands have...
Japan to redevelop former US Navy base in the Philippines
Japan will create the master plan to redevelop a former US naval base in Subic Bay in...
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...
Philippines readies to pull out its citizens from Middle East amid growing tensions
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to prepare its air and naval assets to help...
Thailand to phase out plastic bags in retail by 2021
Thailand kicked off the new year with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing...
Foreign investment into Myanmar far behind target
Despite efforts by the Myanmar government to meet its
foreign direct investment (FDI) target of $5.8 billion during...
Indonesia wants to import North Korean beer, boost other trade
North Korea’s biggest and most well-known beer brewery, the Taedonggang Beer Factory, may be set to expand...
Turkish company sets up Malaysia’s first weapons factory
Turkish weapons manufacturer Tisas Trabzon Silah Sanayi
(Tranzon Arms Industry Corporation) will set up a production and assembly...
Brunei’s aquaculture sector gets another boost
A new fisheries project will be helping Brunei to both further diversify its economy and improve its...
Malaysia’s Proton sees end of the road of losses
Proton's compact hatchback Suprima by Italdesign (model discontinued in 2019)
Malaysian car maker Proton would return to...
Vietnam’s VinFast wants to become international car brand
Vietnamese auto startup VinFast, part of industrial conglomerate VinGroup of Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, plans to...
How SoftBank could have created real economic value
Navonil Roy
The SoftBank playbook for its Vision Fund has been mainly focused on investments in digital service...
Myanmar’s textile industry gets boost from EU project
A new phase of the European Union’s SMART Myanmar project, called SMART Textiles & Garments, will bring...
Old guard keeps leading Indonesia’s richest list
Indonesia’s old-guard business tycoons remain the richest people in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the new list of...
Indonesia to spend $40 billion for Jakarta metro extension
The Indonesian government intends to spend no less than $40 billion to extend Jakarta’s metro network by...
Vietnam sees steady growth in foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investments (FDI) in Vietnam inched up by
three per cent during the first 11 months of...
Hyundai to build first factory in Southeast Asia
South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai Motor has signed a preliminary deal to build a new factory in...
Singapore to turn waste into construction material
Singapore has launched a trial of turning municipal solid waste into construction material for footpaths and roads,...
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Grab drives off with electric cars in Indonesia
Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab and South Korean automaker Hyundai officially introduced GrabCar Elektrik, Grab’s electric vehicle...
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Laos plans to sell 100,000 tonnes of rice to Cuba annually
Plaza de la Revolucion, Havana, Cuba © Arno Maierbrugger
The government in Laos is planning to export around...