US-ASEAN Business Council
Malaysia invites US businesses, including Tesla, to invest in the country
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob during his four-day working visit to Washington, D.C. on May 11 has invited US businesses, particularly Fortune 500...
Obama expected to push for closer ties with ASEAN during visit
US President Barack Obama's visit to Asia, which includes Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines, at the end of April is expected to...
Vietnam Airlines signs big deal with General Electric
A contract to buy 40 engines for its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet was signed between Vietnam Airlines and General Electric on October 28.
In a...
US firms keen to expand in the Philippines
A delegation of 13 leading US companies organised by the US-Asean Business Council concluded a visit to the Philippines this week on a buoyant...
US embraces Myanmar to absorb Chinese influence
China is quickly losing its footing in Myanmar. No longer the subject of international castigation, the Southeast Asian nation, once firmly held in the...
US calls for ASEAN free trade agreement
The Washington, D.C.-based US-ASEAN Business Council released a policy paper on June 19 underscoring the strategic role ASEAN has as a business partner, calling...
US investment shifts to ASEAN
As China and India begin to lose luster, private investors are increasingly setting their gaze on the diverse and rapidly growing countries of ASEAN....
Myanmar president to visit Washington
In yet another step in Myanmar’s rapprochement with the West, President Thein Sein will visit the White House on invitation from US President Barack...
US investors question rule of law in Cambodia
At the US-ASEAN Business Forum held on July 13 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, home of the Angkor Wat temple, local businesses had to woo...
US renews economic ties with Myanmar
After more than 15 years of harsh sanctions against Myanmar, US companies now get the opportunity to refresh economic relations with the former pariah...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...