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Vietnam faces hotel sell-off with 40% discounts amid tourism collapse
Closed hotels in Hanoi
Vietnam is currently experiencing a sell-off of hotels in large numbers across Vietnam as...
Russia sticks to fighter jet deal with Myanmar despite country’s international isolation after coup
Sukhoi Su-30SM, the top model of the Su-30 series with with a total weapons weight up to 8,000 kg (Picture: TASS)
Myanmar’s ‘China Town’ expands despite Covid-19 crisis, junta chaos
The planned casino hotel in Shwe Kokko
A special economic zone in southeastern Myanmar is expanding its development...
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...
Philippines to set official standards for cooking national food, starting with Adobo
One way of serving chicken adobo
The standardization division of the Philippine department of trade and industry (DTI)...
AirAsia buys Gojek’s Thai business, prepares to list local airline unit
AirAsia ventures into the digital space
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group will buy the Thai business of Indonesian...
AirAsia operates at 19% of pre-pandemic capacity; only 8% in Malaysia
Malaysia-headquartered budget airline AirAsia Group is operating at just 19 per cent of its pre-Covid 19-pandemic capacity,...
Cebu gets $1.8-billion waterside development for business, living, leisure
Rendering of South Coast City in Cebu City
Philippine property developer Ayala Land in a consortium with its...
Thailand loses two million tourism jobs to Covid-19
Thailand lost two million jobs in the tourism industry to the Covid-19 pandemic so far amid a...
IMF says Thailand needs structural change in its economy to fully recover from pandemic
Pattaya's Walking Street was normally buzzing with tourists, now it's a ghost strip
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
What Covid? Vietnam to open 123 new hotels in the coming years
The spectacular Empire City Hotel in Ho Chi Minh CIty will be a new landmark
The Covid-19...
Malaysia’s Genting Group opens huge casino resort in Las Vegas as pandemic starts to subside in US
Malaysia’s Genting Group in a late-night VIP party on June 24 local time in Las Vegas officially...
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...
Vietnam’s Phu Quoc positions itself as Southeast Asia’s prime island holiday destination
A pre-pandemic, stress-free,white-sandy Phu Quoc beach © Arno Maierbrugger
Phu Quoc, a picturesque island off the south-western coastline...
Singapore cancels Formula One race for a second time
Singapore's night race used to be one of the most iconic races of the Formula One season
Singapore...
Thailand hopes that cannabis tourism could revive battered industry
Thailand is pinning its hopes for a recovery of the country’s devastated tourism industry on a new...
Garuda Indonesia to halve its fleet as costs explode amid pandemic
Indonesia’s national airline Garuda Indonesia is planning for a major restructuring as it strives to survive the...
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Singapore startup applies artificial intelligence to shrimp farming
A Singapore startup is taking the possible applications for artificial intelligence and Internet-of-Things a step further and...
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Philippines becomes first country globally to approve genetically modified rice
The Philippines became the first country in the world to approve the commercial production of genetically modified...