Southeast Asia
Troubled Myanmar readies to open for tourism
Seemingly irrespective of civil unrest, countless skirmishes between guerilla-style freedom fighters and the army, over 300 roadside bomb attacks since the February 1 coup,...
Thailand’s oil major PTT sets up venture capital fund for Southeast Asian startups
Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Business, or PTT OR, a unit of state-controlled oil and gas firm PTT, is increasingly venturing into the non-petroleum...
Asia Development Bank with subdued outlook for Southeast Asia’s Covid-19 recovery
Southeast Asia’s economies are on a much slower recovery path from the Covid-19 crisis than previously thought, according to a new assessment by the...
Southeast Asia’s first electric vehicle battery plant is in the making
South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and Hyundai Motor Company began the construction of a new plant for electric vehicle batteries in Indonesia on...
Pandemic brings boom for ‘digital doctors’ in Southeast Asia
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a substantial rise in digital health services offerings in Southeast Asia, with a boom in managed care portals...
Porsche chooses Malaysia for its first assembly plant outside Europe
German carmaker Porsche decided to set up an assembly plant in Malaysia to locally produce its cars, in a first to move parts of...
Pandemic disrupts manufacturing industry in Southeast Asia, affects global trade
Hyundai had to temporarily close its Vietnam factory in northern Ninh Binh province
Global brands which have manufacturing...
Online car portals merge to largest auto marketplace in Southeast Asia
Malaysia's used car online platform Carsome Group is teaming up with its competitor, Kuala Lumpur-headquartered and Australia-listed...
In Southeast Asia, 11,000 bank branches are expected to close until 2030
Automatisation, digitalisation are the nails in the coffins of physical bank branches
As the entire banking industry shifts...
Taiwan’s Electronics manufacturers focus on Southeast Asia amid China-US tensions, Covid-19
Headquarters of Taiwan's electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics in Thailand
A new wave of relocations and regionalisations of production...
Gojek, Tokopedia merge to new Southeast Asian e-commerce giant GoTo
New e-commerce giant GoTo plans stock listing in US and Indonesia
Two of Indonesia's largest e-commerce companies, ride-hailing...
Citibank’s retail banking calls it quits in Southeast Asia
Citibank's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
US banking group Citibank on April 15 said that it will exit the...
Gojek, Tokopedia to create new Southeast Asian e-commerce giant
A new e-commerce giant is in the making
Indonesian ride-hailing and payments company Gojek and the country's leading...
Thailand’s low birth rate worries government, dating campaign launched
The Thai government has become worried about the low fertility rate in the country which has been...
Porsche to set up plant in Malaysia, its first out of Germany: report
Germany’s sports car maker Porsche is reportedly setting up an assembly plant in Malaysia as its first...
Indonesia’s Gojek maintains swift expansion drive
Indonesia’s ride-hailing-start-up Gojek, which since its launch in 2010 has grown into a diversified e-commerce unicorn, wants...
Piracy and armed robberies on the rise in Singapore Strait
The number of piracy cases and armed robberies on vessels in the Singapore Strait has reached a...
Covid-19 vaccines: Which country will get them when in Southeast Asia
With countries in Southeast Asia struggling with new waves of Covid-19 infections, many are wondering when vaccinations...
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US bans imports from another Malaysian glove maker
Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corporation has become the next company to be put on a banned list over alleged forced labour practices, the fourth...
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VinFast to start selling cars in US and Europe in 2022
Emerging Vietnamese car maker VinFast will offer pre-orders for its electric sports utility vehicles from the US in the first half of 2022 and...