manufacturing

Taiwan's technology giant Foxconn group has finally signed a letter of intent to invest up to $1 billion in Indonesia as it seeks to...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Myanmar's economic outlook remains favourable and projected that real GDP growth will rise to about 7.8 per cent...

The Forest Department of Myanmar has recently announced a deadline for raw log exports through Yangon ports. The deadline is midnight on March 31,...

Denmark’s largest manufacturer of workwear, Mascot, has opened a newly built factory in Laos on 9000 square meters, the company said in a release...

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said "much more" needs to be done if Iskandar Malaysia is to achieve its 2025 target of having a...

The Philippines' Board of Investments (BOI) is reviewing for the first time the country's 1987 investments code to refine the criteria for granting tax...

Singapore's manufacturing output grew at a slower-than-expected pace of 8 per cent on-year in October, newly released government data show. This is down...

Myanmar and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on the manufacturing and export of rubber, according to the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers...

Indonesia is on course to meet its annual investment target as overall investment growth has been maintained at above 20 per cent in the...

As reported on October 16, an agreement is set to be signed this month between Thailand’s labour ministry and officials from Qatar to send...

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Russia was $2.7 billion in the first seven months of 2013 and is expected to reach $4 billion by...

Basic Element, a diversified conglomerate owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, plans to invest up to $3 billion in Indonesia, according to Suryo Bambang...

The Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) said on October 3 that it approved 428 manufacturing projects at an investment volume of RM28.3 billion ($8.8...

Taiwan's biggest condom manufacturer, Taiwan Fuji Latex, recently opened a "model condom factory" for tourists in a bid to educate the public on condom...

In the past years, there has been a notable shift of labour costs within Asia, and China is no longer leading the pack. The...

The Philippines needs to generate 14.6 million good jobs by 2016 to uplift the economic status of jobless and underemployed Filipinos as well as...

Thailand's central bank on August 30 reported a lacklustre GDP growth of just 2.8 per cent in the second quarter of 2013 on the...

Vietnam had a $300 million trade deficit in August 2013 after reporting trade surpluses in June and July, local media reported. The deficit for the...