Indonesia

Peru wants to forge closer trade ties with Vietnam as the South American country begins looking for investment opportunities in Southeast Asia, according to...

Domestic and foreign direct investments into Indonesia rose by 28.1 per cent in the first half of 2012, the country's Investment Board announced on...

Indonesia is taking steps to build its own national car under the brand "Kiat Esemka". Prototypes have been developed by engineering students at a...

Indonesia has set its growth forecast for the third quarter 2012 at 6.3 per cent, according to the latest economic development report by the...

The International Monetary Fund has kept its 2012 growth forecast for the ASEAN-5 countries Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand. The IMF said in...

With slowing growth in China and India, all eyes are now on the emerging Southeast Asian economies which are showing resilience not only towards these two large trading partners, but also towards the EU debt crisis.

Taking a look at the recent Asia Pacific GDP growth statistics you could be forgiven for thinking that there are storm clouds on the horizon. All the major countries in the region have had their GDP forecasts revised downwards.

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called for further collaboration between ASEAN and Latin America at the two-day ASEAN Latin Business Forum 2012 in Jakarta,...

The common question arising among all ASEAN member countries is how to become well integrated to be able to enjoy benefits from each other and, at the same time, to avoid harming or exploiting local markets.

Thailand's only Islamic finance institute, the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank), will step up its halal industry financing business by granting up to three...

Thailand, one of Southeast Asia's garment manufacturing centers with about 4,000 textile factories, wants establish the nation as a hub for the Islamic clothing...

Facing the debt crisis in Europe that threatens to affect markets worldwide, G20 world leaders who concluded their annual meeting in Los Cabos, Mexico,...

When it comes to doing business in Southeast Asia, Singapore has consistently topped rankings as being one of the most conducive countries to acquire...

Export is no longer the growth engine for certain ASEAN nations, the UK-based Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in its recent...

Although the Greek elections have given the global economic community renewed hope for a solution of the European debt crisis in the medium term,...

The dispute over the South China Sea is no longer limited to regional claimants and could threaten the stability of the entire Southeast Asia region, if diplomatic efforts between China, the Philippines and the US fail.