South Korea
Samsung SDI spends $1.3 billion on new battery factory in Malaysia
Samsung SDI, the battery and electronic materials manufacturing unit of South Korean conglomerate Samsung Group, will build a second battery plant in Malaysia to...
New Philippine leader seeks help from South Korea for revival of nuclear power plant
Philippine president-elect Ferdinand Marcos emphasised his determination to adopt nuclear power in the country, holding talks on May 23 with South Korea's envoy on...
South Korean firms cash in on K-pop craze in Indonesia
South Korean companies are getting ready to capitalise on the growing popularity of K-pop artists in Indonesia...
Cambodia to open “smart farming” center
Smart farming could improve productivity and yields for Cambodian farmers
Cambodia in a cooperation with the South Korean...
Tourism arrivals on the upswing in the Philippines
International visitor arrivals to the Philippines grew by more than seven per cent to 2.2 million in...
LG moves phone production to Vietnam, shuts down South Korea factory
South Korean electronics maker LG Electronics said on April
25 it would move its smartphone production from South...
Tourism arrivals in Vietnam on steady growth trajectory
Unspoiled beach in the coastal city of Da Nang in central Vietnam © Arno Maierbrugger
International visitor...
Suu Kyi calls for investors to engage in Rakhine state
Myanmar State Counselor and de facto-leader Aung San Suu Kyi called for investment in the crisis-hit western state of Rakhine on February 22, saying...
Vietnam tourism arrivals surge 20%, hit new record
Vietnam closed 2018 almost spot on its target of tourist arrivals, counting 15,497,791 international visitors which represented an increase of 19.9 per cent over...
Taiwan considers cutting visa-free travel to twice a year for Thailand, Philippines, Brunei visitors
Taiwan mulls reducing the number of visa-free entries for citizens of Thailand, the Philippines and Brunei to two times year, down from currently six...
Thailand opens “VIP” immigration lanes exclusively for Chinese visitors
Thailand’s authorities introduced special immigration lanes at five international airports in the country just for Chinese visitors, saying it was for their “ease and...
Myanmar grants free visas for Chinese, Japanese and South Koreans as visitor numbers dwindle
Myanmar will grant free visa allowances to Chinese, South Korean and Japanese nationals from August 1 onwards in a bid to promote eco-tourism, U...
Dam collapse dents Laos’ “battery of Asia” ambitions
The collapse of a hydropower dam under construction by a South Korean company in southeastern Laos in the evening of July 23 is a...
Trump-Kim date set for June 12 in Singapore
Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on June 12 in Singapore, the US President tweeted on May 10, calling it "a...
North Korea’s request for new air routes could change East Asia’s flight business
As part of its strategic opening to the world, North Korea has submitted a request for the approval of new international air routes with...
Samsung to expand production facilities in Vietnam yet again
South Korea’s electronics major Samsung Electronics Co. is determined to further expand production in Vietnam, co-CEO Koh Dong-jin told Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan...
Samsung decides against investing in Myanmar amid “government inaction”
South Korea’s corporate giant Samsung Electronics scrapped its plans to build a production base for smartphones or home appliances in Myanmar due to what...
Vietnam foreign trade volume jumps to a record $410 billion
Vietnam this year expects a record foreign trade volume of around $410 billion, the country’s General Department of Vietnam Customs said on December 20....
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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...