Vietnam’s developer boosts bonds
The Bitexco Financial Tower, a skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City. Source: Wikimedia
The largest listed Vietnamese property developer is backing the dormant bond market, selling...
Shell sells Malaysian arm to Chinese firm
A Shell petrol station in Sabah, Malaysia. Source: Wikimedia
Royal Dutch Shell said it had agreed to sell its shares in Shell Refining Company in...
Myanmar army bans critical film
Myanmar’s military refuses to relax its grip on key areas of society. Source: Wikimedia
The organisers of a Myanmar human rights film festival have accused...
Widodo: end ‘embarrassing’ business record
Sunda Kelapa, old harbour of Jakarta. Indonesia is keen to open up to the outside world. Source: Wikimedia
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo says there is...
Singapore promised driverless taxis by 2017
Smaller 2getthere driverless pods at work in Abu Dhabi. Source: YouTube
Driverless pods providing seamless door-to-door connectivity should be available in Singapore by the end...
Malaysian bonds spring back to life
Malaysia’s bonds are stabilising, firing up a debate on when to invest in Asia’s worst-performing debt.
The country’s corporate dollar-denominated notes have returned 1.5 per...
Indonesia’s Papuan lies continue
Indonesia has opened its Sorong Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on a 524-hectare site in the troubled province of West Papua.
Speaking at the inaugural ceremony,...
Trump sets up Duterte meeting
Donald Trump will travel to Asia from November 3 to 14, where he will meet his Philippine soulmate, Rodrigo Duterte, amid rising tensions with North...
Thailand’s cannabis clinic offers bright future
Thailand is making rapid progress with its policy of legalising the medical use of cannabis with a pilot project in Bangkok seeing thousands of...
KL axes rocky legal claims
The new Malaysian government has dropped two cases by the previous administration against Singapore, challenging the International Court of Justice’s 2008 ruling on the...
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Thailand welcomes long-term tourists
Thailand on Tuesday has approved the entry of foreign tourists who will agree to undergo a 14-day quarantine.
According to a report by the Bangkok...
ADB vows two-fold funding support for Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed to double its funding subsidy to Indonesia in a bid to support its economic recovery amid the...
Pilipinas Shell shuts down refinery amid global pandemic
One of the largest fuel producers in the Philippines is shutting down its sole refinery as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take its toll...