On December 3rd, at long last, a portion of those aspirations was realised. A high-speed rail line connecting Kunming to Vientiane, the capital of Laos, was opened after five years of construction. Th…
Economy
Opportunities for ASEAN’s recovery after the pandemic
Two senior diplomats talk with VietNamNet about the topic “ASEAN recovers after the pandemic”. In response to ASEAN 2021, VietNamNet talks with former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ph…
Intel to Spend $7 Billion on Big Malaysia Chipmaking Expansion
Intel Corp. is spending $7 billion to build a new chip packaging facility in Malaysia, a major Asian investment intended to address endemic global semiconductor shortages at a time Washington is advoc…
Bangladesh now a digital economy: Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh has now become a digital economy and the country is now a role model of development to the world. “Information technology is changing day by d…
Bursa launches Digital Research for the investment community
BURSA Malaysia Bhd launched Bursa Digital Research, a multi-faceted research portal that serves to provide investors with an added source of research and data analysis with the objective of improving …
Asean Today – Nov 2021
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Indonesia calls for creation of a Southeast Asia travel corridor to revitalize post-outbreak economy
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo on Monday defended the opening of a travel corridor between Southeast Asian countries as soon as possible to try to revitalize the economy of the region affected by t…
Agri-business, digital economy, green finance to open up investment scopes: FICCI
The Foreign Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) yesterday said that the three growth drivers — agribusiness, digital economy and green finance — can open up investment opportunities to …
How Chinese Cryptocurrency Crackdown Could Be A Blessing For This Neighbouring Country
Laos, a small neighboring country to the South of China, and sandwiched between Vietnam, Thailand, and Cambodia is preparing to reap from the losses incurred by China’s extended crypto crackdown. Bare…
Interesting times ahead for Malaysian capital market
There is an interesting horizon ahead for Malaysia’s capital market on the back of the Securities Commission Malaysia Third Capital Market Masterplan’s key tenet of creating a vibrant capital ecosyste…