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Singapore costliest, KL cheapest city for expats in ASEAN
Singapore remains the most expensive city for expats in the Association for Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, according to the 2016 Cost of Living...
Just five ASEAN universities in Asia’s Top 50
The 2016 QS University Rankings Asia released on June 14 shows that just five universities in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are...
Dominica leader offers investment opportunities on rare Asia trip (interview)
Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister of the Caribbean island state of Dominica, is currently touring East Asia in a quest to raise funds for rebuilding...
Yangon now costlier for expats than Paris, Abu Dhabi, San Francisco
With ultra-high rents and stiff prices for utilities, clothes, transport and entertainment, Yangon has made it up in the list of costliest cities for...
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...
Myanmar bans its women from working as maids in Singapore, Hong Kong
Myanmar has temporarily banned its women from working as maids in Singapore and Hong Kong because of concerns over abuse and exploitation, an employment...
Singapore rises to 4th priciest city in the world for expatriates
Singapore is now the fourth most expensive city in the world for expatriates and the second most expensive in Asia, according to the latest...
Philippines, Hong Kong settle 2010 hostage row
Hong Kong on April 23 scrapped travel sanctions against the Philippines after Manila offered an apology and compensation for a hostage tragedy almost four...
Myanmar allows maids to be sent to Hong Kong
The Myanmar government has allowed a Hong Kong agency to recruit Burmese people to work as domestic helpers in the city. The Golden Mind...
Singapore, Bangkok top cost of living survey in ASEAN
Singapore, Bangkok and Jakarta are the top three most expensive cities to live in ASEAN for international assignees, a new survey by ECA International,...
Singapore, Hong Kong cooperate on yuan
The stock exchanges of Singapore an Hong Kong have agreed to co-operate on the growing yuan business, The South China Morning Post reported. The...
Hong Kong gives Philippines sanctions warning
Hong Kong has threatened to impose unspecified economic sanctions on the Philippines if "substantial progress" is not made within a month in talks demanding...
Singapore, Hong Kong best places for business worldwide
Singapore and Hong Kong rank the world's best places to run a business, while mainland China remains far down the list, according to the...
Phnom Penh to get new landmark building
Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh is set to get a new landmark after Hong Kong-based property developer Hongkong Land broke ground on September 6 on...
Myanmar, Hong Kong to negotiate investment pact
During a visit of Hong Kong's financial secretary John Tsang in Myanmar on June 26, both governments agreed on negotiations about a bilateral investment...
Singapore drops behind Hong Kong in number of millionaires
Hong Kong in 2012 surpassed Singapore both in number of millionaires and their total pool of wealth, according to a new report released by...
Behind the curtain: ASEAN’s 4 most secretive tycoons
In ASEAN, a highly potent cocktail blending the benefits of export-led economies and under-the-table government support throughout the bloc has bred a nebulous class of tycoons that prefer to enjoy their prosperity in secret.
Myanmar prepares for tourism boom
Myanmar is set to stage the country’s first tourism conference, organised by the Myanmar Tourism Federation and Sphere Conferences of Singapore, over three days...
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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...