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Thailand seeks to attract one million Russian tourists
In its endeavour to revive the tourism industry after the Covid-19 pandemic, Thailand is now banking on Russia as strong source market after having...
Russia’s Putin offers investment in new Indonesian capital
Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo investment in the country’s planned new capital, Bloomberg News cited a statement by the...
Sanctioned Russian truck maker to launch production in Myanmar
Russia’s biggest truck manufacturer Kamaz is set to start vehicle production in Myanmar as the company is increasingly losing access to other markets due...
Russia-Ukraine war to derail Southeast Asia’s tourism recovery
Travel industry experts fear that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could become a major road bump for the fragile recovery of tourism-dependent economies in Southeast...
Cambodia’s NagaCorp suspends casino project in Russia’s Vladivostok
Phnom Penh-based hotel, gaming and leisure company NagaCorp, the operator of Cambodia’s largest hotel and gaming resort NagaWorld, said it would halt its $350-million...
Russia sticks to fighter jet deal with Myanmar despite country’s international isolation after coup
Sukhoi Su-30SM, the top model of the Su-30 series with with a total weapons weight up to 8,000 kg (Picture: TASS)
Philippines could get Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine starting from January
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
Russia may start producing Covid-19 vaccines for the Philippines as early as...
Vietnam next to use new Russian coronavirus vaccine
Russia's Sputnik V vaccine (Picture: TASS)
The Vietnamese government on August 14 said it will acquire the new...
Philippines volunteers as guinea pig for Russian Covid-19 vaccine
The Philippines will be among the first nations to launch clinical trials for a new Russian coronavirus...
Thailand tourism arrivals, spending drop for the first time in years
Thailand for the first time since 2014 – the year of the latest
military coup – is faced...
Tourism arrivals in Vietnam on steady growth trajectory
Unspoiled beach in the coastal city of Da Nang in central Vietnam © Arno Maierbrugger
International visitor...
Laos to buy fighter jets, tanks from Russia
Laos ordered an unknown number of fighter jets and up to 30 army tanks from Russia, with sources in Laos saying the purchase will...
Philippines to sign OFW pact with Russia
The Philippine Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to sign a bilateral agreement with Russia on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers...
Reports says Thailand has worst wealth distribution globally
Thailand has overtaken Russia and India as the most unequal country in the latest survey by Credit Suisse. Two years ago, Thailand ranked third...
Vietnam orders military hardware from Russia for $1 billion
Vietnam has placed orders for Russian weapons and military services worth more than $1 billion, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported, according to Reuters.
“We...
Thailand: Evermore tourists come a-flocking
Thailand welcomed over 28.8 million international visitors from January to October 2017, the country’s Department of Tourism (DoT) announced. The number accounts for an...
Most global cyberattacks launched from Singapore, IT security firm says
Singapore has transformed into a global hub for cyberattacks and overtaken nations such as the US, Russia and China in this role, at least...
Philippines seeks $135 billion in power investments
The Philippines is seeking investment from China and Japan for $135 billion worth of power projects that President Rodrigo Duterte’s government is ready 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...