Myanmar to attract more than $200 billion investments over the next 20 years Myanmar recently launched the Myanmar Investment Promotion Plan (MIPP) which aims to attract more than US$200 billion through responsible and quality business […]
Vietnam targets 18 million foreign holiday-makers in 2019 Vietnam aims to receive about 18 million foreign visitors and 85 million domestic ones in 2019, and earn more than 700 trillion VND (30.2 billion USD) from […]
Malaysia goes up one notch higher to 61 in corruption index Malaysia has gone up one place to 61 out of 180 countries in Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2018. — The Star […]
Aung San Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar is open for business Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday (Jan 28) urged global investors to put their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative […]
Foreign investors pour money into food processing, drinks industry The food processing and drinks industry has seen growth of 7 percent in recent years, with more and more foreign investors deciding to pour money into […]
Govt to build 100,000 affordable homes by end-2019 The Housing and Local Government Ministry is targeting to build 100,000 affordable homes by the end of this year, in line with the Pakatan Harapan government’s manifesto […]
Myanmar to repay about 700 million USD debt in 2018-19 FY Until 2059-2060 fiscal year, Myanmar is expected to repay original loans and interests for the total external debt of 10.20 billion USD, according to […]
Vietnam begins abuse of power trial against former national security officials Today, the People’s Court of Hanoi will open the trials of former national security advisors Bui Van Thanh and Tran Viet Tan on abuse […]
“Cost Too High”: Malaysia Scraps $19 Billion China-Backed Rail Project A multi-billion dollar China-backed rail project in Malaysia has been scrapped, government officials said Saturday, adding that the cost of building it was too high. […]
When the Vincom Landmark 81 completed construction in July 2018 it became the 14th tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in Southeast Asia. Towering 461.5m (1,513.0 ft) high, the $123 million project took […]
Rakhine launches new power infrastructure, aims for development Power transmission lines measuring 104 kilometres (60 miles) and a substation that will serve Ponnagyun, Rathedaung, Buthidaung and Maungdaw townships in Rakhine State have been officially launched. […]
Nearly $900 million injected into Vietnamese start-ups in 2018 Vietnamese start-ups were invested in to the tune of US$900 million in 2018, tripling the previous year’s investment, according to a report recently released by Topica […]