Asean Morning News For May 15

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Will the Belt and Road Initiative put the region in a debt trap? In December last year, Sri Lanka formally handed over its strategic port of […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Will the Belt and Road Initiative put the region in a debt trap? In December last year, Sri Lanka formally handed over its strategic port of […]

Petrolimex Aviation to supply fuel to all airports Petrolimex Aviation Fuel Joint Stock Company (Petrolimex Aviation) will supply fuel to all 26 airports in Viet Nam, according to the next five-year development plan. — Bizhub […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu US-China trade war impacts on ASEAN ASEAN has played an important role in building prosperity in the region in its 50 years of existence. ASEAN’s gross […]

PM hopes for Vingroup’s contributions to domestic auto industry Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc expressed his hope that Vingroup conglomerate will contribute to the development of the domestic automobile sector with the establishment of its […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean ministers agree on framework to combat fake news Asean ministers met on the sidelines of the 14th Conference of Asean Ministers Responsible for Information yesterday […]

Vietnam jails Facebook user for posts seen as anti-state propaganda Vietnam has jailed a Facebook user for 4-1/2 years over posts that “distorted” the political situation in the Southeast Asian country, a branch of the […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Is the South China Sea Dispute a Foregone Conclusion? The security temperature in the South China Sea (SCS) has ratcheted precipitously in recent weeks. — The […]

Vietnam stock valuations seen as pricey after IPO binge Vietnam has just celebrated its two biggest IPOs and its first-ever ranking as Southeast Asia’s hottest capital market. — The Borneo Post Adidas sees ongoing sourcing […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu GlobalData: Over US$46.3 billion will be spent on Southeast Asia’s upstream capex by 2020 An average capital expenditure (capex) of US$17.8 billion per year will be […]

Vietnam asks China to withdraw military equipment from South China Sea Vietnam requested on Tuesday that China withdraw military equipment from the South China Sea, following media reports this month that China had installed missiles […]

Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asian democracies face daunting, testing elections Four pending general elections have the potential to reshape Southeast Asian political dynamics with the recent slide towards autocracy […]

Zero cases of illegal fishing since 2018 beginning No Vietnamese fishing boats have indulged in illegal fishing since the beginning of 2018. — Bizhub Electronics industry key to exports Vietnam has reached a four-month record […]