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Myanmar asks for more EU support
On his historic trip to the European Union, Myanmar's president Thein Sein on March 5 asked the bloc to lift sanctions against his country...
Myanmar telecom bidding war heats up
The Myanmar telecom bidding war has entered its final moments with industry giants from Ireland, Malaysia, India, Norway and Singapore among the competitors scrambling...
Myanmar clears 60% of foreign debt
Myanmar on January 28 announced a deal with international lenders to cancel or refinance nearly $6 billion of its debt, almost 60 per cent...
Thailand tourism arrivals soaring
Tourism numbers in Thailand are projected to grow by another 10 per cent to 23 million in 2013, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)...
UAE tops Sarawak foreign investment
Malaysia's largest state, Sarawak, attracted the highest value of foreign direct investment of 3.75 billion ringgit ($1.23 billion) in Malaysia in the first eight...
Investments pouring in for Mindanao
The recently signed peace deal in the Philippines' troubled southern Mindanao region has prompted a number of countries to step up their investment and...
Sovereign Wealth Funds investing in smaller investments more often
A new report suggests that sovereign wealth funds are increasingly investing in smaller projects in developing nations, versus larger ones in North America and...
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HSBC considers $200-million IPO of local Indonesian unit
UK-based multinational banking giant HSBC is considering listing its Indonesia unit on the stock exchange in Jakarta, Bloomberg News reported with reference to unnamed...
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Vietnam, India could replace China as Apple’s manufacturing hub – in the long run
US tech giant Apple has told its suppliers that it wants to expand contract manufacturing outside of China and is looking at Vietnam and...