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Philippines’ Jollibee pushes global expansion
Jollibee has a reputation for its yummy fried chicken
Philippine fast food chain Jollibee, a brand with a...
Thai furniture chain expands further in ASEAN, now to Jakarta
One of the largest manufacturers and retailers of home furnishing products in Thailand, Index Living Mall, opened its first store in Indonesia in Jakarta...
Singapore’s OCBC Bank raising $2.7b to fund China expansion
Singapore banking giant Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, or OCBC, plans to raise $2.7 billion in fresh equity to help fund its push into China, Singapore’s...
Thailand’s Kasikorn Bank set for expansion into Myanmar
Thailand-based Kasikorn Bank is planning to launch its branches in Myanmar, according to a statement by the bank. Nuttaphong Visitkichakarn, an official from the...
US cloud start-up to expand in Europe, Middle East
San Francisco-based New Relic, a Software-as-a-Service start-up focused on application management, just closed another rounding that yielded approximately $100 million. The funding is meant...
Philippines’ Ayala in $1b expansion drive
Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp. said it plans to increase its presence in the power, infrastructure and education sectors as it expands in the medium...
Japan’s Aeon on expansion drive in ASEAN
Japanese retail and finance conglomerate Aeon said it will expand its business into five countries in Southeast Asia including Thailand if those countries provide...
Suzuki plans doubling of capacity at Thai plant
Some good news from Thailand: To help drive its expansion in Southeast Asia, Suzuki Motor will double the annual production capacity at its Thai...
Singapore website targets Latin America
Dropmysite, a Singaporean website established in 2011 that gives free service to users to backup websites, databases and email accounts, recently signed a partnership...
Argentinian food company opens Manila office
Argentinian food-additive company Laboratorios Argentinos Farmesa Saic announced on February 6 that it will open its first commercial office in the Asia-Pacific region with...
Mitsubishi innovating in Brunei
Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. has taken on innovative projects to support Brunei in its aim to diversify its economy. Inside Investor talked to country manager Osamu Ito.
Starbucks, McDonald’s go Vietnam
The world's largest coffee-shop chain, Starbucks, will open its first Vietnam cafe in early February 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City as part of...
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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...