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Five ASEAN countries among world’s biggest plastic polluters
Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia are named in a new Greenpeace report as being among the top ten countries globally for mismanaged...
TPP leaders to stick to trade pact despite Trump’s objection
The leaders of the 12 member states of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) at the meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Peru agreed...
Philippines clears streets of the poor ahead of APEC summit
The Philippine government is clearing Manila's streets of hundreds of homeless Manila residents, including more than 140 street children ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic...
Bank secrecy is dead – also for the Philippines?
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international economic grouping of 34 countries, has urged the Philippines to lift its bank secrecy...
Thailand to help launch investment bank for Asia
Thailand has been invited by China to become one of the founding fathers of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), which is supported by...
Please – CSR is not Ethics in Business
I was watching Lord Adair Turner, the former head of the Financial Services Authority of the UK, on Al Jazeera discussing the topic “Has...
Garuda Indonesia partners with Aeromexico
A new air services agreement recently forged between Mexico and Indonesia opens up an opportunity for a codeshare between Aeromexico and Garuda, which in...
Thailand, Papua New Guinea to join forces in energy sector
Thailand and Papua New Guinea will discuss a possible joint investment in energy and gas exploration, according to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra after...
US shutdown helps China take APEC center stage
Taking advantage of the US government shutdown, China has taken center stage of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Indonesia and proposed a...
Russian oligarch said to invest $3b in Indonesia
Basic Element, a diversified conglomerate owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, plans to invest up to $3 billion in Indonesia, according to Suryo Bambang...
Hong Kong journalists kicked out of APEC summit for ‘screaming’ at Aquino (video)
Hong Kong reporters have been removed from a press conference at the ongoing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Bali, Indonesia, and their press...
ASEAN, APEC, G20 to jointly work on infrastructure
Senior officials of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) , G20, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have met for the first time on...
Unearthed gem: Mindanao, Philippines
Romeo Montenegro of the Mindanao Development Authority spoke with Inside Investor about the huge potential the Philippines' southern region has.
Obama to push TPP with Singapore PM
US President Barack Obama will welcome Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to the White House on April 2, as he seeks to bolster...
Filipino firms invited to invest in Peru
The Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) has encouraged Filipino firms to explore the idea of investing in Peru, specifically in the South American country's core...
Peru eyes opportunities in Vietnam
Peru wants to forge closer trade ties with Vietnam as the South American country begins looking for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, according to...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...