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Philippines allows full foreign ownership in telecom, railway services
The Philippine Congress approved a bill allowing full foreign ownership of telecommunication and railway services in a move to make rules less restrictive for...
Vietnam opens rail link to Belgium on China-Europe railway line
Vietnam Railways on July 20 announced it opened a new freight rail link from its capital Hanoi...
Thailand pushes projects for Eastern Economic Corridor
The Thai government continues to promote investment in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), one of the largest economic initiatives geared particularly towards foreign investors....
Malaysia cancels $20-billion rail project with Chinese contractor
Malaysia’s economics minister on January 26 said that the government will cancel its $20-billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project with contractor China Communications...
Philippines to sign $3.3-billion railway loan deal with China
Philippine President Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are set to sign this month a 175-billion pesos ($3.3 billion) credit deal to build...
Laos next target for Chinese tourist “invasion”
With hordes of Chinese tourists overrunning one Southeast Asian country after the other as a result of a new travel freedom and rising spending...
Phuket in talks with Siemens, Bombardier over $1-billion airport rail link
Thailand’s province of Phuket is in talks with Siemens and Bombardier over a contract to supply a rail connection to the island's international airport,...
Thailand-China high-speed train construction kicks off
After quite a long discussion about payments details and technical responsibilities, the construction of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway line eventually got started. The line...
Call for tender for Singapore-Kuala Lumpur high-speed rail
Malaysia and Singapore will be calling for a joint tender on August 22 to appoint a development partner for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed...
Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed train project kicked off
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak formally agreed on July 19 to jointly construct a high-speed rail link...
Thailand sets up rail investment body
Thailand's government has announced plans to establish a railway investment and regulation unit, taking over functions currently managed by State Railway of Thailand.
According to...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...