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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...
Japanese companies encouraged to open factories in Vietnam
Japanese companies are becoming eager to relocate their manufacturing facilities to Vietnam, according to the Japan External...
Myanmar remains closed for international flights until at least October
Myanmar’s airports will not allow international commercial flights in or out until at least October, the Irrawaddy...
Vietnam’s economic outlook among best in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City skyline at dusk
In stark contrast to Thailand, Vietnam has been named to be...
AirAsia’s future “in doubt” – stock tumbles
The share price of AirAsia Group dropped almost 18 per cent on July 8 after the budget...
Recovery from the crisis needs collaboration and forward-looking perspective: APEC head
Interview conducted by Firoz Abdul Hamid and Jeremiah Capacillo
Rebecca Fatima Sta Maria, executive director of the APEC...
Samsung said to shift display production from China to Vietnam
Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to its plant in...
Chinese loans for infrastructure cause debt ballooning in Myanmar, Laos
The China-Laos high-speed railway costs $6 billion
Chinese infrastructure projects for its Belt and Road Initiative financed by...
Alibaba’s Ant Financial invests into Myanmar startup Wave Money
The digital payment service division of China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba, Ant Financial, will be investing $73.5 million...
Brunei says not affected by oil price collapse
Brunei said it will not halt oil production after the recent massive plunge in oil prices on...
AirAsia takes off again in five countries
Photo by Lim Huey Teng
Malaysian-headquartered low-cost airline AirAsia is about to
end its idling state forced upon it...
Asia-Pacific economies hit hard by coronavirus pandemic
The World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2020, illustrates the damage done by the coronavirus on Southeast Asia's...
Virus crisis to wipe out more than $200 billion in Asia-Pacific economies
The coronavirus crisis could cost economies in the
Asia-Pacific region $211 billion this year, sending growth to its...
Samsung builds large research center in Vietnam
Samsung Electronics will invert $220 million in a new research and development center in Vietnam, the South...
Cambodia to temporarily close 200 textile factories as supply chains dry up due to virus
The Cambodian government has warned that about 200 garment and textile factories in the country will likely...
Honda plant closure leaves up to 2,000 jobless in the Philippines
As many as 2,000 workers are expected to be directly and indirectly affected by the closure of...
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Thai fruit growers seek to use Laos-China railway as ‘durian express’
Durian growers in Thailand are looking for a way to use the yet-to-be opened new China-Laos high-speed railway as a means of transport for...
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Cambodia reintroduces e-visa scheme for tourists
Cambodia has reintroduced its e-visa scheme for tourists after the country decided to gradually open its borders as distress from the Covid-19 pandemic eases.
The...