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Indonesia pushes Central Java as Asian low-cost manufacturing hub
The sleepy province of Central Java, which has long been the heartland of a Javanese culture that frowned on aggressive profit-seeking, is trying to...
Malaysia’s carmakers to suffer from AEC competition
The protection granted to Malaysia's national carmakers Proton and Perodua will cause the country to lose out to neighbours when the ASEAN Economic Community...
Mitsubishi to invest $228m in the Philippines
Japanese car maker Mitsubishi Motors is planning an initial investment of $228 million in its Philippine operations to establish its third Southeast Asian manufacturing...
Honda postpones construction of new $530m plant in Thailand
Japan's Honda Motor Co. said it would delay construction of a $530 million car-assembly plant by at least six months in Thailand due to...
Philippine economy strongest since 1950s
The Philippines in the last quarter of 2013 capped its strongest two years of growth since the 1950s, when the country enjoyed a post-war...
Can the Philippines become an ASEAN manufacturing hub?
A recent Investvine article on the Philippines as a manufacturing base actually brought back vivid Dickensian memories.
I knew from past discussions with key government...
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Cambodia to include financial literacy in school curricula
Cambodia in a first for Southeast Asia’s developing countries will introduce a pilot scheme to add financial literacy into school curricula, the Phnom Penh...
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Vietnam needs up to $14 billion annually in power investments
Energy-hungry Vietnam will need investments of between $8 billion and $14 billion a year up to 2030 to develop new power plants and expand...