This week President Trump visits India for the first time to meet with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2019, the United States had $23 billion trade deficit with India. The Trump administrati…
Shares drop, gold surges as investors scurry for safety
Global shares and oil slid on Monday while safe-haven gold surged as the spread of the coronavirus outside China darkened the outlook for world growth with infections and deaths rising in South Korea,…
ASEAN and Investment in Digital Industry
According to the research study from ITD and Thammasat University, ASEAN region is the source of digital industry’s investment because the national government in ASEAN countries encourage digital econ…
Indo-Pacific ties, Afghanistan focus of Modi, Trump meeting
Continued cooperation in the Indo-Pacific and stabilization of Afghanistan in terms of working together to counter terror are high on the agenda of the talks between US President Donald Trump and Prim…
The coronavirus outbreak could cost Vietnam $4 billion in lost tourism in just 3 months, according to the country’s department of tourism
Vietnam’s tourism industry is already taking an economic hit due to the coronavirus outbreak. While the World Tourism Organization says it is too early to estimate the full impact of COVID-19, the res…
A Golden Opportunity for Cloud Services in Myanmar
Businesses in Myanmar are growing rapidly in no small part due to the cloud services offerings from Golden TMH (GTMH). With offices in Mandalay and Yangon, the company is one of the leading telecommun…
Myanmar’s India Balancing Act
A month after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official state visit to Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s president, U Win Myint, is scheduled for an official visit to India in the upcoming weeks. He is expected to t…
Malaysia to implement B30 biodiesel mandate in transport sector before 2025
Malaysia will implement a B30 biodiesel program in the transport sector by 2025 or even earlier, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday at the launch of the country’s National Automotive Polic…
Malaysia revamps auto policy with third national car in mind
Malaysia unveiled on Friday a much-delayed automotive policy, hoping to stay ahead of Thailand and Indonesia by shifting the focus from energy-efficient cars to next-generation vehicles production for…
Laos Plans to Build Sixth Large-Scale Mekong River Mainstream Dam
A Thai hydropower company has plans to build what would be Laos’ sixth large-scale Mekong river dam, the latest cog in Laos’ ambitious plan to become the “battery of Southeast Asia.” The Thailand-base…