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Thailand, Laos, China to sign pact on high-speed railway
Thailand has agreed to sign a memorandum of cooperation with China and Laos for a rail link...
Sony moves smartphone production from China to Thailand to halve costs
Japanese electronics giant Sony is closing its Beijing smartphone plant and will shift production to Thailand in...
Fives years on, Malaysia open to resume MH370 plane search
Malaysia will consider resuming the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 if companies interested in the hunt come forward with viable proposals or...
Singapore chosen for one of Alibaba’s new global R&D locations
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba will open a new lab facility in Singapore as one of the seven centers announced by the company’s executive chairman...
Flight MH370 case closed, fate will possibly never be known
The final report on Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which went missing without a trace while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing in March 2014, says...
Philippines turns to China for $15-billion investment deals
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a delegation to Beijing this week for meetings with Chinese top officials to discuss investment deals worth $15...
Duterte in China: “Time to say goodbye to America”
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on October 20 clearly sought closer ties with the Asian country...
Search for flight MH370 to end in June 2016
Australia's government said that the underwater search for missing flight Malaysia Airline MH370 will likely end by June 2016.
A statement by the Australian Joint...
Malaysian PM: Debris on La Reunion from missing MH370 plane
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in an early morning statement on August 5 announced that international experts examining debris washed up on La Reunion...
Asian cities becoming costly for expat workers
Asia has become one of the most expensive regions for people working abroad, according to a new survey, with its major cities accounting for...
East Asia’s rapid urbanisation an economic game-changer: World Bank
Rapid urbanisation in East Asia is transforming the region and will lead to drastic socio-economic changes in the near future, the World Bank said...
Philippines targets 6.8 million tourists
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) aims to bring in a total of 6.8 million foreign tourists this year. Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez told...
Philippines’ Ayala Land to launch Myanmar, Vietnam projects next year
Philippine property giant Ayala Land Inc. plans to launch next year its initial projects in Myanmar and Vietnam as it exits China following a...
Myanmar-Yunnan railway scrapped due to public opposition
Construction of a railway connecting Kyaukpyu in Myanmar and Kunming in China was cancelled n July 18 due to public opposition, the Myanmar Ministry...
Microsoft moves Nokia manufacturing from China to Vietnam
Amid a large restructuring of its Nokia unit, Microsoft is also joining many technology companies moving manufacturing from China to Vietnam. Microsoft is also...
Vietnam earmarks $540m for new coast guard fleet
In anticipation of further maritime disputes with China, Vietnam's prime minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, has announced that the government will spend $540 million to...
Malaysia hospital group to expand in Myanmar, Vietnam, China
Malaysia's IHH Healthcare Bhd, the world's second-largest hospital operator by market value, is looking to expand further in China and Vietnam as well as...
Movie about missing flight MH370 to be released in August (see trailer)
A film about missing Flight MH370 is among the more unusual projects being pitched at this year's Cannes Film Festival, held from May 14...
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HSBC considers $200-million IPO of local Indonesian unit
UK-based multinational banking giant HSBC is considering listing its Indonesia unit on the stock exchange in Jakarta, Bloomberg News reported with reference to unnamed...
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Vietnam, India could replace China as Apple’s manufacturing hub – in the long run
US tech giant Apple has told its suppliers that it wants to expand contract manufacturing outside of China and is looking at Vietnam and...