Sri Lanka

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse on May 31 agreed to forge closer economic ties and double bilateral trade...

Myanmar has been striving for decades the expansion of its gems market. With increasing international demand, the local industry is moving ahead and held the first International Jewellery Expo in May 2013.

The April 24 collapse of a garment factory building in Bangladesh that left more than 1,000 dead has highlighted the question again: Why are costs and profits in the fast-fashion industry so extremely distorted?

A Japanese male has traditionally helmed the Asian Development Bank since 1966, bringing into the fold extensive experience from the financial realm – and the newest president of the bank is no different.

Thailand and the southeast African state of Mozambique are exploring joint investments in energy-related projects and the mineral sector, with Thailand to transfer energy...

In its transition to become a 21st century economy, Myanmar now faces the advance of fast food companies trying to penetrate a market that...

Representatives of the 10-nation ASEAN bloc at a meeting on January 20 in Laos' capital Vientiane have announced the possibility of creating a pan-ASEAN...

As the world’s second largest producer of coconuts, the Philippines will undergo an ambitious project to revitalise the industry by replanting trees over the...

Asian tourist destinations have been unlikely beneficiaries of the political turmoil and unrest haunting many Middle Eastern and Arab countries.  While wealthy residents of...