How the Myanmar opium economy benefits the military (video)
For the past ten years drug production in Myanmar has been on the rise. The…
Economic Headwinds Blunt 2016 Vietnam GDP
Though it remains a bright economic spot amid uncertain global times, the 2016 Vietnam GDP…
Weighing The Benefits of The Philippines K-12 Programme
In June approximately 1.5 million children across the Philippines walked through school gates for 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…
Luxury Tax Cut Expected to Boost Vietnam Auto Industry
Although Vietnam remains a country of motorbikes automobiles are becoming more common by the day.…
Singapore Remains Top Asean Logistics Hub For 10th Consecutive Year: 2016 LPI Report
The latest edition of the World Bank’s Logistics Performance Index report (LPI 2016 report) see’s…
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…
Mai Chi Tho highway: Ho Chi Minh City’s highway to hell (video)
If you’re feeling in a rut over your daily commute spare a thought for…
Zero Tariffs, Government Policies Threaten Vietnam’s Auto Industry
After many years of slow growth and stagnation the last couple of years have seen…
Melee in Chumphon Hospital ER a #fail for Thai junta’s 12 core values
Thailand Prime Minister Prayaut Chan-ocha’s plan of re-instilling traditional Thai values into the population under…
Brinkmanship in the South China Sea helps nobody
Recent months have seen a continuing increase in military activities in the South China Sea,…