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Taiwan’s Electronics manufacturers focus on Southeast Asia amid China-US tensions, Covid-19
Headquarters of Taiwan's electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics in Thailand
A new wave of relocations and regionalisations of production...
Almost half of Thai hotels fear closing as cash runs out amid pandemic
A recent survey by Thailand’s hotel industry showed that 47 per cent of the country’s hotels are...
Cambodia’s largest casino cuts 1,300 jobs amid pandemic
Cambodia’s largest casino, NagaWorld in Phnom Penh, is cutting 1,300 jobs as its once thriving business nearly...
Coup and Covid: Recipe for disaster in Myanmar as poverty surges
As much as half of Myanmar’s population of a total of nearly 55 million could be living...
Vietnam Airlines reports highest quarterly loss in company history
Vietnam Airlines Group on April 30 posted a loss of 4.97 trillion dong ($215.6 million) for the...
Thailand abandons hope for quick tourism recovery as third Covid-19 wave rages across country
Pattaya's infamous Walking Street has become a lifeless ghost strip
Thailand’s government is giving up on hopes that...
Bali could reopen for foreign tourists in June
Picture: Xinhua
Indonesia’s most popular tourism destination of Bali could be reopened as early as in mid-June or...
Full-scale Covid-19 lockdown would lead to Malaysia’s economic collapse, academics warn
Empty shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur (Picture: C.T. Kong)
The implementation of a total lockdown across Malaysia would...
Philippines formulates law for contactless greeting amid Covid-19 pandemic
Philippine house lawmakers have passed a bill to legislate a new form of contactless greeting as Covid-19...
Thailand considers “vaccination holidays” to lure tourists
Thailand’s tourism operators have embarked on the idea to attract tourists with vaccination tour packages after the...
Myanmar develops its own Covid-19 medicine
A Myanmar pharma company has produced the first domestically-manufactured Covid-19 medicine, but so far it is only...
Malaysia seeks to open borders to boost tourism
Hotels in Langkawi have been booked well during the pandemic, says tourism minister
The Malaysian government is considering...
Thai seafood sales drop after Covid-19 outbreak at market
Seafood sales across Thailand and also exports are falling substantially after the recent outbreak of Covid-19 at...
Philippines could get Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine starting from January
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
Russia may start producing Covid-19 vaccines for the Philippines as early as...
Indonesia seeks to become Covid-19 vaccine hub of Southeast Asia
Picture: Antara
Indonesia, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, has plans to establish itself as the Covid-19 vaccine...
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Alibaba makes first investment in Vietnam, buys stake in retail chain
VinMart's 2,900 mini stores and 130 supermarkets will become pick-up joints for online shopper on Alibaba's Lazada
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Alibaba makes first investment in Vietnam, buys stake in retail chain
VinMart's 2,900 mini stores and 130 supermarkets will become pick-up joints for online shopper on Alibaba's Lazada
China’s...