Finance Secretary Ralph Recto and Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok recently signed agreements for the financing of three big infrastructure projects that…
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Malaysia secures planned US$14.7b investment from Google, Microsoft and other US tech giants
Malaysia has welcomed the proposed US$14.7 billion (US$1=RM4.29) investment by United States (US) technology giants — Google, Microsoft, Enovix Corporation, Amazon Web Services, Abbott Laboratories, a…
One of the Biggest AI Boomtowns Is Rising in a Tech-Industry Backwater
ISKANDAR PUTERI, Malaysia— Gary Goh was the chief executive of a publicly listed property developer three years ago when prospective clients started asking whether his company had land for data centre…
PM Modi’s Laos visit: Key takeaways from Prime Minister’s ‘historic’ visit
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PM Modi’s Participation In ASEAN-India And East Asia Summit – Analysis
The 10 member states of ASEAN — Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos — held talks with their dialogue partners from elsewhere in the regio…
5G will play key role in building digital economy: Experts
Experts highlighted the important role of digital infrastructure, especially 5G technology, in developing Vietnam’s digital economy at a workshop in Hanoi on September 30. The workshop, entitled…
What does Dissanayake’s victory mean for Sri Lanka and India?
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Why Is China Investing In a $1.7 Billion Canal in Cambodia?
At the groundbreaking of the Funan Techo Canal (FTC) this past August, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet hailed the project as a “symbol of patriotism and national unity.” Cambodia hopes that the can…
Time to Harness the Economic Potential in Bamboo
We know bamboo is used a lot during RAYA times to make LEMANG. We also know bamboo is a hard fast-growing crop. We may not know that bamboo-based products thrive in countries like China. The latest we…
Vietnam Says SpaceX’s Starlink Plans $1.5 Billion Investment
SpaceX is proposing to invest $1.5 billion in Vietnam tied to its Starlink satellite service in the near future, the government said, citing a meeting between the company’s Senior Vice President Tim H…