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Vietnam, Indonesia have a love affair with instant noodles
The ultimate convenience food in Asia: Instant noodles
Indonesia and Vietnam are the second- and third-largest instant noodles...
Japan’s Kirin brewery writes off nearly $200 million in Myanmar
Japan’s popular beer brand Kirin has become the next casualty in the Myanmar economic and political crisis...
Cambodia’s largest hydropower dam under fire for destroying livelihoods
The Lower Sesan 2 dam has flooded large parts of an area in northeastern Cambodia
A massive Chinese-financed...
Bangkok home prices dive most among regional peers as pandemic carries on
Bangkok fared worst in Southeast Asia in a new study on home price changes amid the Covid-19...
Singapore grants first-ever license for a cryptocurrency exchange
Singapore has an open approach to the crypto ecosystem
Singapore’s financial market regulator has granted preliminary approval for...
Indian companies eye Vietnam to set up a $500-million pharma hub
Foreign firms see big potential in Vietnam's pharma industry
Large Indian pharma enterprises are looking into the possibility...
Vietnam opens rail link to Belgium on China-Europe railway line
Vietnam Railways on July 20 announced it opened a new freight rail link from its capital Hanoi...
Chinese online gambling providers return to the Philippines
Chinese online gambling companies are returning to the Philippines after a Covid-19-induced hiatus and are looking to...
Laos to test high-speed railway in August
Public service on the new track starts in December
Laos plans to conduct the first test on the...
Chinese top condo buyers in Thailand by a high margin
After a steep fall in the number of condominium buyers in Thailand during the various peaks of...
Philippines drops markedly in global competitiveness ranking
The Philippines slipped seven spots to rank 52 out of 64 countries listed in the 2021 World...
Mitsubishi to invest in Laos’ first wind farm, largest in Southeast Asia
Japan’s industry conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation will invest in a 600-megawatt wind farm in Laos, the country’s first...
Indonesia partners with LG to set up electric vehicle battery plant for $1.2 billion
Indonesia’s state-owned Indonesia Battery Corporation and South Korean conglomerate LG Group joined forces to build a new...
Taiwan’s Electronics manufacturers focus on Southeast Asia amid China-US tensions, Covid-19
Headquarters of Taiwan's electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics in Thailand
A new wave of relocations and regionalisations of production...
Top Glove chairman addresses forced labour allegations
Top Glove, the world’s largest manufacturer of latex gloves, is currently weathering a critical challenge. In late March 2021, the US Customs and Border Protection ordered the seizure of all Top Glove products in the United States, accusing the company of using forced labour and exploiting its workers.
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...
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Immigration data of over 100 million foreign travelers to Thailand leaked
More than 106 million travelers who visited Thailand in the last ten years had their personal details exposed online in August 2021, UK-based data...
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Southeast Asia’s first electric vehicle battery plant is in the making
South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Company began the construction of a new plant for electric vehicle batteries in Indonesia on...