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VinFast now plans $3-billion IPO in the US in second half 2022
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast, a unit of the country’s largest business conglomerate Vingroup, now has plans for an initial public offering (IPO) in the US...
Amazon, Walmart asked to remove Myanmar gemstone products from their shopping portals
US e-commerce giant Amazon and retail chain Walmart are among the companies urged by activists to remove offers of gems originating from Myanmar, which...
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...
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...
US seizes Top Glove imports over forced labour evidence
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) has ordered port officials in the US to seize...
US to scrutinise Vietnam over alleged currency manipulation
The US government will look into Vietnam’s practices of determining the dong’s exchange rate to the US...
Philippines readies to pull out its citizens from Middle East amid growing tensions
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to prepare its air and naval assets to help...
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...
Singapore, US to return $226 million in 1MDB funds to Malaysia
The Malaysian government will be returned a total of around 936 million ringgit ($226 million) in misappropriated...
Tourism arrivals in Vietnam on steady growth trajectory
Unspoiled beach in the coastal city of Da Nang in central Vietnam © Arno Maierbrugger
International visitor...
Vietnam inks $21-billion aviation deals with Boeing, GE
Two Vietnamese budget airlines signed $20.9 billion worth of deals on February 27 to purchase planes from Boeing and engines from General Electric (GE)...
Second Trump-Kim meeting to be held in Vietnam on Feb 27-28
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a much-anticipated second summit on February 27 and 28 in Vietnam, with...
Vietnam keen to host next Trump-Kim summit
Vietnam has expressed interest in hosting the second US-North Korea summit, while high-level officials of the two countries were confirmed to have visited Vietnam...
Khmer Rouge tribunal coming to an end with final verdicts
The tribunal judging the criminal responsibility of former Khmer Rouge leaders for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians is expected to issue...
Thailand set to legalise weed for medical use
Thailand is readying to become the first Asian country to legalise marijuana, albeit just for medical use as the country does not want to...
Vietnam demands Monsanto pay its dues for Agent Orange
Vietnam has demanded US chemical giant Monsanto pay compensation to the victims of Agent Orange, which the company supplied to the US military during...
Indonesia proposes palm oil to be used as jet fuel
Indonesia, the world’s top producer of palm oil, has suggested to use palm oil as biofuel in jet fuel and asked Boeing and Airbus...
New US sanctions against Myanmar military in Rohingya crisis
The US broadened its sanctions against Myanmar on August 17, blacklisting four commanders and two units of security forces for their alleged role in...
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French, US energy giants exit Myanmar as junta-ruled country slips further into chaos
France’s TotalEnergies and US-headquartered Chevron, two of the world’s largest energy conglomerates, announced on January 21 that they were ceasing all operations in Myanmar.
As...
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Vietnam’s economy seen to grow 5.5% this year in case pandemic subsides
Vietnam’s economic recovery is likely to accelerate in 2022 as gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to rise to 5.5 per cent from...