ASEAN

US electric carmaker Tesla has apparently agreed to invest in battery and electric vehicle manufacturing plants in Indonesia, the country’s investment minister Bahlil Lahadalia...

US tech giant Apple has told its suppliers that it wants to expand contract manufacturing outside of China and is looking at Vietnam and...

Malaysia has attracted 16.52 billion ringgit ($3.8 billion) worth of new investments commitments through its trade mission in the US this year so far,...

Thai AirAsia X, the long-haul division of the Thai unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group, has become the third airline in Thailand to...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is exploring the possibility of setting up a new production facility in Singapore to help address the persistent...

A newly discovered underground gold mine in Laos that has just begun operations is expected to significantly bolster mineral production in the country and...

Thailand’s indebted national airline Thai Airways International suffered another net loss of 3.24 billion baht ($94 million) on revenue of 11.18 billion baht ($342...

As many as 32 per cent of Cambodian consumers plan to stop using cash for their errands and bill payments following the Covid-19 pandemic,...

US-based Hershey Company, the world’s fifth largest chocolate and candy maker, has opened a new research and development (R&D) center in Malaysia to develop...

The eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak has entered talks with Norway to set up and manage a sovereign wealth fund from oil and gas...

Chinese e-commerce and Internet technology giant Alibaba Group has put into operation its first data center in Thailand to tap the country’s growing cloud...

Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob during his four-day working visit to Washington, D.C. on May 11 has invited US businesses, particularly Fortune 500...

Vietnam’s domestic car maker VinFast once again is set to postpone its much-awaited initial public offering (IPO) in the US, likely until next year...

Philippine stocks dropped to a new nine-month low on May 10, the day after Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, won...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is investing $378.5 million in its Southeast Asian retail division Lazada, according to a regulatory statement filed with the...

Philippine think tank Action for Economic Reforms (AER) has warned that a potential presidency of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the country’s late...

The China-Laos railway, which opened in December last year, has experienced significant transportation growth since its launch both in terms of passenger and freight...

Thai Beverage, the company that produces Thailand’s iconic Chang beer and the popular Mekhong rice liquor, among others, has revived plans to list its...