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Vietnam aims to become ASEAN’s leading digital economy
Vietnam aims to become the leading digital economy in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by...
Myanmar seeks to attract more international educational institutions
Foreign education providers are showing increasing interest in
opening branches in Myanmar, with several already having started to...
Southeast Asia just got a bit more competitive
Business district in Jakarta, Indonesia
Four out of ten countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
Malaysia hopes for $2.4 billion in investments from Dubai Expo 2020
Malaysia aims at ten billion ringgit worth of potential investments and business deals from the Dubai Expo...
ADB says Myanmar’s economy gets back on track
The legendary empty 20-lane-highway in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw © Arno Maierbrugger
Myanmar’s economic growth, which has been...
Laos’ big China-backed projects bring debt and hurt the poor: Expert
A United Nations human rights expert has urged
communist-ruled Laos to focus less on foreign-invested dam and railway
contracts...
Happiness dropped in Thailand, Malaysia: UN report
The newly released World Happiness Report 2019 by the United Nations shows that most Southeast Asian countries...
Thailand pushes projects for Eastern Economic Corridor
The Thai government continues to promote investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), one of the largest economic initiatives geared particularly towards foreign investors....
Indonesia gets ready to become Southeast Asia’s digital hub
Indonesia has set itself the goal to become nothing less than a regional digital hub in Southeast Asia as early as next year. To...
Singapore to hike GST, tightens duty free allowances
Amid slowing global growth, ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and technological disruptions to industries and jobs, Singapore issued a budget for 2019 that will see new...
Laos lays out economic growth path
The Laos government has unveiled a new national development vision, which it plans to facilitate from 2021 to 2025.
The plan entails the transformation of...
Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei top ASEAN countries in global talent index
Singapore is topping the 2019 Global Talent Competitiveness Index in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as in Asia-Pacific for the...
Thailand’s English proficiency deteriorates
The new edition of EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), a ranking compiled annually by Swedish education company EF Education First, revealed that English...
Thailand’s weak education system a big drawback for development
Thailand’s outdated and somewhat defunct education system is holding back a new generation from becoming productive and innovative, it turned out in the new...
Alibaba founder to launch e-commerce training center in Indonesia
Jack Ma, founder and outgoing executive chairman of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group, said on October 13 that he plans to open an institute...
Vietnam’s top IT companies reach over $16 billion in revenue
The turnover of Vietnam’s top 50 IT companies topped $16 billion last year and employment reached roughly 93,000 people, according to the Vietnam Software...
Vietnam’s economic miracle unabated – new “tiger” is born, report says
A latest commentary by Qatar National Bank (QNB) on Asian economies stated that Vietnam has become one of Asia’s, as well as the world’s...
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Cambodia’s construction sector in rapid expansion
Construction in Sihanoukville, Cambodia © Arno Maierbrugger
Cambodia’s construction sector attracted total investments
of $3.39 billion in the first...
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Vietnam’s new high-speed Reunification Express proposed for $26 billion
Vietnam’s ministry of planning and investment has presented a new concept for the country’s planned north-south high-speed...