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Pacman sacked by Nike, faces election boycott for same-sex comments
Sports shoe giant Nike fired Manny Pacquiao and terminated its advertising contract with the boxer and Senate candidate in this year's Philippine elections with...
Indonesian clothing company in expansion drive
Publicly listed Indonesian garment manufacturer Pan Brothers has prepared $70 million for a massive three-year expansion to help the company tap the potential of...
Foreign garment investments flow into Vietnam
Many large foreign firms have entered Vietnam's garment and textile sector with an eye on export opportunities the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is expected to...
Vietnam vows to cut software piracy to 70%
The Vietnam government with the help of international organisations has vowed to fight more intensely against software piracy in the country. The software piracy...
Detailled Cambodia garment factory map shows everything
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights has put a map of garment factories operating in Cambodia and their supply chains on the Internet.
The map...
Cambodia hikes minimum wages by 20%
The Cambodian government has raised the monthly minimum wage for garment and footwear workers by 20 per cent after a series of strikes in...
China and ASEAN: Two complementary powers
China’s manufacturing dominance is becoming increasingly undermined by the rising fortunes of its smaller ASEAN-member neighbours. But not only manufacturing, also investments are moving south.
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Vietnam’s smartphone exports reach more than $51 billion in 2020
Vietnam, a major assembler of smartphones for global brands, has reached an export value of phones and...
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Vietnam sets up super-cold Covid-19 vaccine storage facilities, first in the region
In a first for Southeast Asia, Vietnam has set up three super-cold storage warehouses to store Covid-19...