SCG Packaging Plc (SCGP) on Monday announced an 11.8 billion baht expansion in its packaging paper business in Vietnam, anticipating growth in demand.

The Bank of Thailand and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) are prepared for cross-border business expansion under a bilateral Qualified Asean Bank (QAB) agreement.

Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realising that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to squash it.

Entrepreneur Sittichai Komam didn’t waste time once the government in late August decriminalised kratom, a coffee-like plant native to Southeast Asia that can give users a mild high.

HANOI: Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities said, as the country looks at ways to revive an economy suffering from extended lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Athleisure company, one of the few retailers to thrive during the pandemic, relies heavily on production from Vietnam.

Mr. Narit Therdsteerasukdi, Deputy Secretary General of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI), on 25 August 2021 chaired and gave the opening remarks in a webinar titled “Why Thailand: Growth Opportunities for Australian Business in the Heart of ASEAN” held by the BOI Sydney Office.

South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed Wednesday to deepen trade ties to cope with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and make efforts to increase the supply of vaccines. Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met

Bank of Ayudhya Plc said on Wednesday that it will acquire SHB Finance in Vietnam from Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank for 5.1 billion baht.

Malaysia leads growth downgrades by economists across Southeast Asia as the Delta variant forces countries to reimpose pandemic restrictions.

Shopee, a major e-marketplace in Asean, is ramping up a marketing strategy to broaden its customer base beyond youngsters to boost sales through the platform amid a sluggish economy.

Amid the continuing disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the work of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on issues of trade, diplomacy, ...

Buoyed by the flourishing sector, Southeast Asia e-commerce enabler aCommerce plans its initial public offering (IPO) to drive business expansion in the region and invest in new technologies to improve services.

Manufacturing managers in Southeast Asia saw a slump in activity as the region grapples with one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, while North Asia continued to see a pick up as the global economy recovers.

South Korean companies operating in virus-stricken Southeast Asian countries have asked for the government’s help in procuring COVID-19 vaccines for its workers there, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said Wednesday. They also called

The Commerce Ministry looks set to propose negotiation frameworks for the Thai-EU free trade agreement (FTA) and Asean-Canada FTA for cabinet approval in the third quarter, aiming to boost the country's exports.

IT solutions provider IBM Korea has appointed Won Sung-shik as its new general manager, the firm said Thursday. Won replaces former CEO Song Ki-hong, who has moved to supervise IBM’s ASEAN operations and IBM Korea’s global business serv

The Royal Thai Embassy in Madrid, in collaboration with Spain-ASEAN Business Association (ASEMPEA) and Centre for Industrial Technological Development (CDTI), and The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Paris office, invite you to attend “Thailand-Spain Partnership towards Green Energy” seminar.

Foreign funds are rushing out of Southeast Asian equities on concerns a coronavirus resurgence will dent the region’s economic recovery, and a slow vaccine rollout means the selloff may not reverse anytime soon.