Without startups like Zoom, WhatsApp, and Slack, the world would probably be less productive today, or worse, lonelier. Thanks to the technology these companies created – all founded shortly aft…
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Chinese proposal to Bangladesh for sister-city alliance
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has offered to help Bangladesh in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic if the country agrees to form sister-city alliances with select Chinese cities. CPC made the proposa…
ASEAN Economies Caught In Middle Of US-China Trade Tensions
The coronavirus outbreak has left a profound scar on economies worldwide — but it has failed to thaw the long-running trade war between the US and China. In fact, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Indonesia park to spearhead bid to lure China supply chains
Indonesia plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers relocating out of China as Southeast Asia’s biggest eco…
Malaysia to set up $281m National Stimulation Fund, to work with global VCs
The Malaysian Government is planning to set up a National Stimulation Fund worth about RM1.2 billion ($281.3 million) to support digitalisation of local businesses. The fund will also include matching…
Malaysia set to reopen nearly all economic activities
Malaysia on Sunday said it would reopen nearly all economic activity and allow interstate travel starting June 10, lifting coronavirus restrictions imposed nearly three months ago as it moves to reviv…
ASEAN agree to limit tariff barriers to fuel economies
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said trade barriers, including tariff and non-tariff restrictions, should be limited to restore the economies of ASEAN members amid the Covid-19…
With a 6% growth forecast, Bangladesh is set to be world’s fastest growing economy
Dhaka: Bangladesh, the world’s second-largest apparel exporter, sees economic growth of at least 6% this year, a pace that could make it an outlier in a world set to contract. Growth will slow to a ra…
Vietnam Post-Virus Recovery: Economy Soars
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc looked very happy during a visit to an industrial park last weekend. He talked to workers about their health and examined the speakers being produced in fact…
Laos attracts US$37bil in investment since opening up
The Laos government has approved more than 6,000 investment projects with combined funding of around US$37 billion since the introduction of the market-oriented economy and opening up to the world in …