Indonesia forest fires carbon emissions surpass all of EU (video)
Indonesia forest fires last year released 11.3 million tonnes of carbon per day, exceeding the…
How safe are Asean airlines? Pretty safe actually (video) *updated
The Asean Community’s open skies policy and rising levels of disposable income are fertile fields…
Ministers Eye More Tourists, But no Sign of Single CLMVT Tourist Visa
Inbound tourism to Asean is booming, or at least that’s what delegates to the 15th…
Philippine mining sector: polluting mines to be closed (video)
Newly appointed Philippines environment secretary Regina “Gina” Lopez has warned the Philippines mining sector that…
Money for mass Vietnam fish die-off puts pressure on Formosa and government
After a long wait the Vietnamese government late last month declared the cause behind possibly…
What to Expect From President Duterte (video)
Since the election of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as the next Philippine president in…
How the Myanmar opium economy benefits the military (video)
For the past ten years drug production in Myanmar has been on the rise. The…
Indonesia Gets $724 mln to Further Investment Reform
A US$500 million loan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is expected to help lower…
Swiss first to fund scheme to improve Indonesia’s urban infrastructure (video)
With an annual growth rate of 4.1 per cent Indonesia’s cities are growing faster than…
ADB Affirms Support For Vietnam, Cautions on SOEs
The Asian Development Bank assured Vietnamese leaders last week that the organisation will continue to…
Will Rodrigo Duterte Drag The Philippines Back To The Marcos Era?
In just over two weeks time Rodrigo Duterte will be sworn in as the 16th…
Policy Changes Helping Reduce Rural Poverty in Myanmar
The changes underway in Myanmar can be felt almost everywhere: in Nay Pyi Taw portraits…
Asia’s Growth Leads The World
A gloomy outlook is enveloping the world’s economies. There are concerns that countries are failing…
Cambodia Fragrant Rice Exports to EU Threatened by Rogue Traders
Cambodia fragrant rice exports to the European Union (EU) are in jeopardy due to cheating…
Strengthening Lao PDR Financial Systems To Handle Failure
To function properly a financial system needs to have two doors: an ‘entry’ and an…
Jokowi’s natural resource gamble adds 50% to Masela Block cost (video)
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi) order on March 23, 2016 that the Masela Block use…