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Two and a half months after the coup, Myanmar’s economy lies in shatters
Closed shops in Yangon
Bad news for foreign investors who have set a lot of hopes on Myanmar’s...
UAE investors to develop tourism resort in Indonesia for up to $500 million
The Banyak Island group in Indonesia's Aceh province will be part of the new resort
The United Arab...
Foreign investment flocks to Ho Chi Minh City despite pandemic
Night view of the Ho Chi Minh City skyline
Vietnam’s southern business hub of Ho Chi Minh City...
Foreign investors re-routing capital from Myanmar to Vietnam, Cambodia
Those foreign investors which have been confident until recently of a bright economic future of a young...
Vietnam’s smartphone exports reach more than $51 billion in 2020
Vietnam, a major assembler of smartphones for global brands, has reached an export value of phones and...
Myanmar’s foreign investment dream is over
The sudden seizure of power by the military in Myanmar in early February has ended a ten-year...
Porsche to set up plant in Malaysia, its first out of Germany: report
Germany’s sports car maker Porsche is reportedly setting up an assembly plant in Malaysia as its first...
Heavy damage expected for Myanmar’s economy after surprise coup
The February 1 military coup will take a significant toll on Myanmar’s economy which is already battered...
Intel invests almost half a billion dollars more in Vietnam
US information technology giant Intel has invested an additional $475 million in its facility in Vietnam in...
Brunei rolls out roadmap for a post-oil economy
Brunei has been comfortably relying on oil and gas income for a long time, but things are changing now
Vietnam’s economic outlook among best in Asia
Ho Chi Minh City skyline at dusk
In stark contrast to Thailand, Vietnam has been named to be...
Vietnam tops foreign direct investment inflows in Southeast Asia
Ho Chi Minh City skyline © Arno Maierbrugger
Booming Vietnam has become Southeast Asia’s top receiver of
foreign...
Foreign investment into Myanmar far behind target
Despite efforts by the Myanmar government to meet its
foreign direct investment (FDI) target of $5.8 billion during...
Brunei expects $20 billion investment in oil & gas industry, 15,000 new workers needed
Brunei’s oil and gas industry is expecting investments of about $20 billion in the coming years and...
IMF says Myanmar’s economy is losing steam
Mandalay street market © Arno Maierbrugger
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed concern
about the Myanmar economy...
Malaysia expects healthy growth rate of 4.9% this year
Malaysia's economy continues to be strong and GDP is expected to expand a further 4.9 per cent in 2019 even with a decline in...
Laos a draw for investors, but obstacles remain
With growth rates of around seven per cent in recent years, Laos is one of the best performing in ASEAN. The country’s GDP rose...
HCMC, Hanoi, Manila, Bangkok among world’s most dynamic cities
Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi appear prominently among the global Top 10 most dynamically growing cities in the new City Momentum Index...
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Two and a half months after the coup, Myanmar’s economy lies in shatters
Closed shops in Yangon
Bad news for foreign investors who have set a lot of hopes on Myanmar’s...
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