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Myanmar’s car industry on the rise
Nissan has joined Suzuki in opening a car assembling facility in Myanmar, giving the dormant automotive industry in the country a much-needed push. Assembling...
Thailand: 30,000 auto workers lost jobs
Thailand’s auto sector, Southeast Asia’s biggest, has fired more than 30,000 subcontracted workers this year and slashed production, as sales plunge after months of...
Thai, Japanese firms to build car plants in Myanmar
Car companies from Japan and Thailand are now planning to build car and spare part factories in Myanmar, according to the Union of Myanmar...
Nissan to build car factory in Myanmar
Japanese auto maker Nissan will invest more than $ 200 million for an auto factory construction project to be built on 100 acres of...
Vietnam car sales rose strongly in September
The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) reported on October 12 that the country's auto industry sold 9,785 units in September, a 24 per cent...
Nissan to start car production in Myanmar
Japanese carmaker Nissan plans to begin producing small cars and trucks in Myanmar with its Malaysian partner later in 2013, Nikkei newspaper reported on...
US embraces Myanmar to absorb Chinese influence
China is quickly losing its footing in Myanmar. No longer the subject of international castigation, the Southeast Asian nation, once firmly held in the...
Chevrolet enters Myanmar market
General Motors' Chevrolet is the second US car brand after Ford to make it onto Myanmar roads. The automotive giant announced that it will...
Myanmar crosses the diplomatic Rubicon
US President Barack Obama used the word Myanmar when meeting with the country’s president, Thein Sein, during his historic visit to Washington, signalling that the nation had finally crossed the diplomatic Rubicon.
Myanmar-US: Trade agreement signed
Myanmar President Thein Sein has ended his landmark visit to Washington D.C. on May 21 by securing a trade agreement with the Obama administration...
US seeks more investments in Cambodia
US companies are seeking to win large-scale infrastructure projects in Cambodia in an effort to compete with Chinese influence in the country, US officials...
A helping hand for investors
Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) is the main facilitator of investment projects in the country. The state-run agency has seen a double-digit percentage growth...
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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...