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On August 23, Myanmar police and government officials denied claims made 2 days earlier by a UN human rights envoy that a mob attacked...

The Asian Development Bank's Philippine country director, Neeraj Jain, explains how governance reforms have improved the nation's economy.

With tensions between North and South Korea erupting again, it's time to look behind the Iron Curtain. Arno Maierbrugger crossed the Demilitarised Zone between the countries that are in such a bitter enmity.

Amidst criticism of Myanmar’s recently adopted investment law, Google chairman Eric Schmidt is optimistic about the potential of the country’s telecommunications and Internet sector after his much-noticed visit in March.

Malaysia is ahead of China in foreign direct investments in Africa, new data published by the United Nations shows. A survey of foreign investment into...

Le Luong Minh, who took over the five-year tenure as ASEAN Secretary-General on January 1, 2013, talked to Inside Investor about pressing issues to resolve.

The ongoing conflict between the Philippines' Royal Army of Sulu and Malaysian forces in Sabah is not disrupting the overall investment climate in Malaysia,...

Former ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan, who handed over his post to Vietnamese diplomat Le Luong Minh on January 1, 2013, is openly pitching for...

Little is known about the new ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh who took over his five-year term on January 1, 2013. Inside Investor sheds light on the career diplomat's biography and education.

The economic rise of Southeast Asia has given vast swathes of the developing world increased disposable income to dine out more frequently and experiment with new tastes, such as KFC and burgers, writes Justin Calderon.

The tiny nation of East Timor has reaffirmed that it is keen to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to accelerate its economic...

Countries in the presumable or constant path of storms must develop infrastructure and contingency plans to alleviate the social and economic costs of the whims of the world’s weather, writes Justin Calderon.

The World Bank in its latest "Food Price Watch" report released on November 29 said that a "new norm" of costlier food was setting...

The 18th United Nations Climate Change Conference has opened in Doha on November 26 with a call for action from the president of the...

Investors are well advised to remodel their investment strategies in Myanmar. Latest news show that it is clearly a long way to go for this country to wipe out the effects of 50-plus years of harsh military dictatorship.