Vietnam is ready to be the world’s factory. What’s next?
Thien Ly VNS Vietnam Insider Mon, May 25, 2020 HANOI – Vietnam attracted US$12.33 billion worth of foreign direct investment in the first four months of 2020, a year-on-year decrease […]
New World Bank package for Myanmar to focus on pandemic recovery
Thompson Chau The Myanmar Times Thu, 21, May 2020 Shoppers return to Yangon’s Yuzana Plaza as it reopens on May 16. Photo: Mar Naw/The Myanmar Times NAY PYI TAW – […]
World Bank pledges to support economic reform in Myanmar
The Myanmar Times Tue, May 19, 2020 NAY PWI TAW – The World Bank will support Myanmar under a new country partnership framework from 2020 to 2023, it said on […]
India resumes purchase of Malaysian palm oil, ending diplomatic row
By New Straits Times Tue, May 19, 2020 File Photo: India has resumed purchasing Malaysian palm oil following a four-month gap sparked by a diplomatic row over the former Malaysian […]
US Pharma Company to Relocate Plant to Central Java, Indonesia From China
BY :LEONARD A.L. CAHYOPUTRA JAKARTA GLOBE MON, MAY 18, 2020 President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo attends a virtual meeting with other Asean leaders from Bogor Palace in West Java on Tuesday. […]
Vietnam holds advantages as investors look beyond China: Experts
Ngoc Thuy Hanoi Times Sat, May 16, 2020 Illustrative photo. HANOI – Vietnam holds a number of advantages against other countries at a time when investors are looking to exit […]
Malaysia signs record deal to buy 100,000 tonnes of rice from India
FMT Reporters Free Malaysia Today Fri, May 15, 2020 Malaysia is importing more rice from India as other traditional suppliers like Myanmar, Vietnam and Cambodia have placed temporary curbs on […]
Vietnam faces fierce competition to attract capital flight from China
Ngoc Thuy Hanoi Times Tue, May 12, 2020 HANOI – With its early success in containing the Covid-19 pandemic, Vietnam is having a jump-start among potential investment destinations in attracting […]
Hopes raised for way to save Cambodia’s partial loss of EBA
Ben Sokhean / Khmer Times Wed, May 13, 2020 EU ambassador Carmen Moreno meets Kem Sokha at his residence in Phnom Penh. Facebook PHNOM PENH – Amid the upcoming partial […]
Indonesia Govt plans to reopen economy by Q3 as experts caution against COVID-19 ‘second wave’
By Dzulfiqar Fathur Rahman and Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Wed, May 13, 2020 Loose restriction: Office workers walk to their workplace near Dukuh Atas Station, Central Jakarta, on […]
Experts demand transparency, supervision of Indonesia SOEs recovery program
Riska Rahman and Adrian Wail Akhlas The Jakarta Post Wed, May 13, 2020 An airplane of Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia lands on a runway beside a paddy field at […]
Vietnamese enterprises face risks of being acquired at low prices
Nguyen Tung The Hanoi Times Mon, May 11,2020 HANOI – Under the severe consequences of the pandemic, local enterprises are put into a more vulnerable position and become easy target […]
EU puts Myanmar on money-laundering blacklist
Thompson Chau The Myanmar Times Thu, May 7, 2020 NAY PYI TAW – The European Commission has added Myanmar to its list of states that pose high risks to the […]
Markets on the move in Myanmar
Phoe Wa The Myanmar Times Fri, May 1, 2020 Middle-aged ladies buying groceries at the new ravelling market in South Oakkalapa. SOUTH OAKKALAPA TOWNSHIP – For a post-Thingyan morning in […]
Malaysia CMCO now federal law, states have no choice but to comply, say legal experts
Predeep Nambiar Free Malaysia Today Mon, May 4, 2020 The conditional movement control order went into effect today. GEORGE TOWN: State governments have no choice but to accept the conditional […]
INDONESIA – North Sumatra residents deny Chinese fishing vessel permission to dock
Apriadi Gunawan The Jakarta Post Mon, May 4, 2020 Fishermen unload fish from their boat in Muara Angke Port, North Jakarta, on April 17, 2016. Residents in Pulau Sembilan village […]
