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Foreign direct investment into Malaysia increased 350% in past three quarters
Malaysia’s foreign direct investments (FDI) volume increased to 49 billion ringgit ($11.72 billion) for the first nine months of this year compared with the...
Indonesia’s GDP to surge, surpassing Russia’s, Australia’s by 2023
Southeast Asia’s most populous nation, Indonesia, is set to become a trillion-dollar economy as early as in two years, according to a forecast by...
Vietnam plans industrial zone in Myanmar
Vietnam has expressed interest in a setting up of industrial zone focused on the manufacturing of basic wood products and gems and jewelry, according...
Thailand’s economy set to tumble into the abyss
Due to the months-long street protests in Thailand and the absence of a functioning government, Thailand's economy is increasingly deteriorating.
The country is already losing...
Myanmar inks rubber deal with Japan
Myanmar and Japan have signed a memorandum of understanding on the manufacturing and export of rubber, according to the Myanmar Rubber Planters and Producers...
Myanmar earns $102 million in rubber exports
Myanmar has earned more than $102 million in raw rubber exports, up from $94 million last year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
According to...
Thailand, Malaysia enter closer trade cooperation
Thailand and Malaysia have agreed to foster cooperation on trade and investment in six sectors, which are oil and gas, energy, rubber, automobiles, sugar...
Thai rubber protests spread – prices surging
Protests of Thai rubber farmers demanding government compensation for low world market prices for the commodity spread on September 4, with around 12,000 farmers...
Dozens hurt in Thai farmer protest
Dozens of people were injured on August 23 in a clash between protesting farmers and Thai police in Nakhon Si Thammarat province.
The protesters were calling...
‘Rubber City’ in Thailand’s south to drive development
The planned "Rubber City" in Thailand's southern province of Songhkla, an industrial estate focused on rubber production and processing, is hoped to spur investment...
Thailand promotes investment in southern Muslim region
Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has announced new investment promotion measures that are targeted at the southern border provinces which are predominantly Muslim.
The new...
Vietnam-Russia trade on the upswing
Vietnam is experiencing healthy trade ties with Russia, the successor of the communist Southeast Asian countries long-time ally in the Cold War, the Soviet...
Chile seeks investment in Thailand
Investors from Chile are looking at Thailand for investments in steel, fertiliser and pharmaceuticals,according to the Chilean Ambassador to the country, Javier Baker.
Both countries...
Indonesia, Pakistan ink trade agreement
A preferential trade agreement between Indonesia and Pakistan will open "open new era of cooperation and serve as a foundation for enhanced economic and...
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...
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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...