ASEAN

On the outlook for investment opportunities, the Southeast Asian market has recently come on the radar for Gulf real estate investors. But which country should be targeted to realise the best yields?

Japanese hotel chain Toyoko Inn has said it will build 100 hotels in Vietnam over the coming years in an aim to capitalise on...

Thailand's cement giant Siam Cement Group (SCG) has announced plans to expand its presence in Indonesia by building a new cement plant and acquiring...

Volkswagen, Europe's largest car maker, will beef up its business in Indonesia with a new factory in West Java  ready to operate in mid-2013,...

Indonesia is on a sustainable growth path despite some structural and policy-related domestic challenges, Dr. Boediono, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, said...

Shortly after oil giant Chevron has said it might reduce investments in Indonesia due to unfavourable investment conditions, French oil company Total has expressed...

Sarawak Information Systems, or SAINS, is overhauling the state's public finance processing. Inside Investor sat down with SAINS CEO Dato Teo Tien Hiong.

With more than 2,000 new private residential units to go on sale in 2013 at reasonable prices, Cambodia is increasingly being watched  by foreign...

The youngest district in the vast patchwork of cities that make Metro Manila says the most about the developmental progress of the Philippine capital region today. Justin Calderon shares his first impressions.

Cambodia’s booming construction sector has led to major ASEAN powers seeking greater business relations with the fledgling economy, namely the the Philippines and Thailand In...

The Lao Bao special economic zone in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, bordering southern Laos, has attracted 47 projects worth $164 million,...

The prospects of energy investment from the Gulf in Southeast Asia are taken seriously. From Riyadh over Abu Dhabi to Doha, every major oil player seemingly wants to get involved in the region.

Vietnam will soon unveil a plan to revamp 52 state-owned conglomerates by selling stakes or unprofitable assets of most of them in an attempt...

The Cambodian garment industry is increasingly on the radar of investors as the country has introduced tax incentives and duty free access to the...

Johor-based master property developer Iskandar Waterfront is aiming to raise $300 million in an initial public offering (IPO) at the Bursa Malaysia in June 2013,...

Developmental progress in the Philippines has set new benchmarks, yet only represents the “tip of the iceberg,” President Benigno Aquino III said in his...

Thai companies are looking at investment opportunities on the Philippine island of Cebu, it emerged during a meeting between the Thai Trade Advisor Group...