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Cambodia's GDP per capita is expected to reach $1,130 this year, an estimated increase of 8 per cent from $1,043 last year, Prime Minister...

Driven by garment and improved agricultural export markets, Cambodia has bucked the wider trend of slowing Southeast Asian economies, according to the United Nations...

Vietnam’s central bank and the World Bank have signed a loan agreement worth $390 million to support three projects across the country, including reforms...

The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has scooped two prestigious awards at Ideas Arabia–Idea of the Year Competition, a major competition held under the patronage...

Vietnam is eager to step up coordination with Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore to conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations as soon as possible, the...

A new report by the United Nations, the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects 2014 (WESP) report, expects the Philippine GDP growth to slow...

Filipino farmers face imminent financial hardship in the wake of super Typhoon Haiyan without further aid, the UN warned on November 26. Dominique Burgeon,...

The United Nations has launched a $20 million cash-for-work programme in the Philippines to help ‘resuscitate’ the local economy following the devastation caused by...

Southeast Asia drew $121 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) last year, making it the only sub-region in Asia to experience FDI growth, the...

The World Bank has offered the Philippines a $500-million emergency loan to help it construct buildings able to withstand high winds and severe flooding...

The Philippines' Climate Change Commissioner broke down in tears at the start of United Nations climate change talks in Warsaw on November 12, pledging...

Vietnam’s economic divide is widening and poses the most worrying threat to the survival of the political regime, said Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu...

The Malaysian Government, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), and United Nations (UNDP) are jointly organising the 2013 Asia Regional Meeting...

In Malaysia, girls under the age of 16 aren’t allowed to drive a car, buy alcohol or cigarettes, go to mature-rated movies or go...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on September 28 announced that it would launch a mass protest on October 23 in order to...

Around 20,000 protesters gathered in Phnom Penh on September 7 in a so far peaceful rally to demand a probe of the results of...

Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said that Thailand will apply for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC). The UNSC is one...