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Myanmar kyat is this year’s best performing currency in Asia (to the US dollar)
Myanmar's currency, the kyat, became Asia’s best performing currency in US dollar terms so far this year....
Laos gets its first-ever expressway – and it’s a smart one
Laos saw its first expressway, the Vientiane-Vang Vieng Expressway, officially being opened on December 20.
China builds Great Wall along Myanmar border
A section of a fence set up by China in the town of Wanding, Yunnan, on its border with Myanmar (Picture:...
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble pops
Deserted arrival area at Singapore's Changi airport
The planned travel corridor – or “travel bubble” – between Singapore...
ASEAN nations sign world’s largest trade pact
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) encompasses 15 nations.
The ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian...
KimYongPay? North Korea launches mobile payment system
People shopping in the Taesong Department Store in Pyongyang amid Covid-19 (Picture: Yonhap)
North Korea has introduced a...
Japan to export arms to Vietnam
Japan is set to sign an agreement with Vietnam to export defense equipment and technology to the...
Indonesia seeks to become Covid-19 vaccine hub of Southeast Asia
Picture: Antara
Indonesia, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, has plans to establish itself as the Covid-19 vaccine...
AirAsia discontinues Japan operations, restructures long-haul unit
Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group is pulling out of the Japanese market “with immediate effect” as the...
Virus? What virus? Indonesia businessmen to launch new airline
The group of business people behind Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air, including co-founder Rusdi Kirana, are planning...
China-Brunei joint venture invests $13.6 billion in oil refinery
Hengyi Industries' existing petrochemical complex at Pulau Muara Besar, Brunei
Despite adverse macro-economic conditions, a petrochemical joint venture...
Chinese developer suspected by US of building army bases in Cambodia
Cambodia's Ream Naval Base near Sihanoukville is allegedly being used by China
The US Treasury Department imposed sanctions...
Chinese state firm to build subway for Metro Manila’s business district
The subway will circumvent Makati city
A Chinese construction company has been awarded a $1.2-billion contract to build...
Thailand looks for cheaper solution for proposed maritime shortcut in the south
A canal across the Kra Isthmus would cut the voyage between East Asia and the Indian Ocean short by around 1,100...
Chinese take over Laos’ national power grid
Laos is referred to as the "battery of Southeast Asia" due to its many hydropower plants exporting electricity
Laos at risk of sovereign debt default
The China-Laos railway project, originally meant to bring economic growth, is pushing Laos deeper into debt
The small...
Indonesia to co-produce Chinese Covid-19 vaccine
In addition to developing its own Covid-19 vaccine, Indonesia entered an agreement on August 20 with Chinese...
Myanmar, Laos high on money laundering watchlist
Myanmar and Laos have made it in the top five countries globally for the risk of money...
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Thailand considers “vaccination holidays” to lure tourists
Thailand’s tourism operators have embarked on the idea to attract tourists with vaccination tour packages after the...
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Poverty on the rise in Thailand as coronavirus, strong baht batters economy
Thailand is facing rising urban poverty
Around 1.5 million Thais are estimated to have fallen below the poverty...