mining

Some EU countries are planning to sign an agreement with Myanmar's ministry of mines to start investing in Myanmar's mining industry. "If EU countries are...

Indonesia’s planned ban on mineral ore shipments in 2014 may cost hundreds of thousands of job losses in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, the Indonesian...

Vietnamese companies have invested a total of $14 billion in 60 countries and territories, the ´country's Ministry of Planning and Investment said on October...

The Lao government and the World Bank on October 10 signed a financing agreement over $20 million for the Ninth Poverty Reduction Support Operation...

US-based Deloitte Consulting which are giving consulting services in South East Asia countries is planning to make investment in Myanmar, sources say. A representative from...

Vietnam pledged to participate in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in 2015 as a way to improve the efficiency of mineral resource governance...

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 Philippines will likely miss its mining investment target of $16 billion by 2016 (cumulative from 2004) due to the changing regulatory environment and...

In Kalimantan, the Indonesian side of the island of Borneo, the abundance of coal, oil and gas in the Indonesian state of Kalimantan has...

The success Qatar’s Ooredoo had with being issued a mobile phone license in Myanmar is an encouraging development for Middle East investors who are...

Foreign direct investment in Myanmar has reached more than $42 billion from 32 countries by June 2013 as per latest figures from the Myanmar Directorate...

The Jordan government has said it will purchase Brunei's shares in Jordan Phosphate Mines, the largest mining and chemical company in the country. Brunei...

Church officials in the Philippines, together with non-governmental organisations, have started to question the government's success stories of rapid economic growth as they claim...

Already suffering from poor doing business and political stability perceptions, Indonesia is now embroiled in numerous disputes over mining rights that allegedly favour entrenched...

The world’s largest gold mine has suffered another collapse just two days after restarting operations when a new tunnel at Indonesia’s Grasberg mine, located...

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has set up a new incentive policy that prioritises remote areas and border regions in the country, according to...

The South American nation of Chile, one of the strongest economies on the continent, is hoping for more Malaysian investments into the country, according...

Laos' GDP is expected to grow 7.7 per cent in 2013 as resource based industries, manufacturing and services continue to generate solid growth, according...