Bangkok, a capital city of Thailand, is renowned as a strategic location in ASEAN, as it is a hub of transportation, a hub of business and industry, a hub of art & culture, and a hub of tourism. Over the past decade, Bangkok has rapidly grown following the launch of ...

Department store operator Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. is considering opening a store in the Philippines, sources said Friday. The company is discussing the development of a department store-style facility with residential housing in a suburb of Manila. The project would be in partnership with Nomura Real Estate Development Co. It ...

Japan on Friday announced it is pouring $2.4 billion into a new railway aimed at easing Manila’s notorious gridlock. Japan, the Philippines’ top trading partner and source of aid, said the 38-kilometer (24-mile) elevated commuter line would connect Manila to nearby Bulacan province to decongest the capital and help spur ...

SET-listed Berli Jucker Plc (BJC), a consumer product manufacturer under Thai Beverage (ThaiBev) Group, will pool its synergy with Big C Supercenter Plc to expand its business across the Indochina market.

Economic ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed on a 10-year economic cooperation plan centered on cooperation between Japan and the 10-member grouping to support the creation of new industries by private enterprise in the ASEAN region. The ASEAN Economic Community, which aims at integrating ...

Thailand's corrugated packaging industry is expected to grow by 3-3.5% this year and aims to set itself up as the hub of the industry in Asean, says the Thai Corrugated Packaging Association.

MANILA - Takehiko Nakao, a former senior finance ministry official in Japan, is to serve for five more years as president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Manila-based lender said Friday.

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Malaysia Airlines Berhad inked a deal with Boeing on Wednesday to buy 50 B737 MAX aircraft valued at $5.5 billion, signaling that the troubled state-owned air carrier is on track to recovery. “Malaysia Airlines is now on a path to growth across the ASEAN region. This new aircraft order will ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday stressed the need for claimants of disputed areas of the South China Sea to avoid confrontation. In a meeting with the Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Perfecto Yasay in Manila, Kerry said the July 12 ruling from the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...

MANILA - The Asian Development Bank lowered its 2016 growth forecast for developing Asia on Monday, citing the slowing US economy and near-term shocks from Britain's decision to leave the European Union.

As a member country and partner within the ASEAN Economic Community, Thailand needs to keep appraised of human resources innovations and changes taking place in other member countries. We can thereby maintain our competitive advantage and potentially learn from the experience of neighbour countries.

Ensogo, the daily deal and flash sales website, has announced it is shutting down all business units in Southeast Asia to reduce its cash burn and focus its efforts on new investment opportunities.

With its fast-growing economy, landlocked Laos is turning a once disadvantageous position into an important land transport link for Asean regional connectivity with southern China's Yunnan province.

Japanese investment in Southeast Asia continues to grow because of the region’s potential and low labor costs and amid simmering tensions that have reduced the appeal of China for some businesses. For a third straight year, in 2015 the amount of foreign direct investment from Japan to the 10-member Association ...

City of Dreams Manila is on track to post significant growth, according to its local partner.

ETrade’s going to need more than a talking baby to smooth this over. The day-trader broker had its Manila offices raided, equipment confiscated and as many as 36 employees arrested in a raid by Philippines authorities last week, The Post has learned. The May 10 action took place in the ...

Srithai Network Co, a direct sales arm of melamine producer Srithai Superware Plc, will distribute its organic farm products in other Asean markets, aiming to double international sales in three years.

The Russian economy has been out of recession for more than six months, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said during a briefing at the Russia-ASEAN summit on Friday, the TASS news agency reported.

MANILA — The Philippine economy grew faster than expected at 6.9% in the first quarter from the same period a year ago, its highest quarterly growth in almost three years, officials said on Thursday as the government prepares to hand over leadership to the incoming administration.