The second Belt and Road Forum, held in Beijing from April 25-27, 2019, retold and enlarged the complex story of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which was inaugurated by President Xi Jinping in…
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Johor to attract China manufacturers affected by ongoing trade war
JOHOR BARU: Johor stands to gain from the ongoing US-China trade war by luring Chinese manufacturers that will be badly affected by it. State International Trade, Investment and Utility Committee chai…
Myanmar gears up investment promotion with ‘bold’ plan
Though some international companies are still in a wait-and-see mood before pouring their money into Myanmar, the nation remains confident that it can attract heavy investment this year, thanks to its…
Singapore surpasses China as Myanmar’s biggest investor
Singapore has overtaken China as the country’s main source of foreign investment in 2019, according to data from the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations. At a meeting on streamlining…
Nepal’s first garment processing zone invites investors to build plants
Nepal’s first garment processing zone in Simara has invited investors to submit applications to install production plants at the zone. The government constructed the garment processing zone on 300 big…
Myanmar to hold regional investment forum in Yangon
YANGON, May 6 (Xinhua) — Myanmar will hold a regional investment forum in Yangon, the commercial capital of Myanmar, later this week, in order to increase investment and attract more investors i…
Report: Malaysia benefits from China’s capital investment of US$43.8b
Malaysia has been a major beneficiary of Chinese capital with investment totalling US$43.8 billion (RM181 billion) over the past 10 years, according to Knight Frank’s New Frontiers: Prospects for Real…
Myanmar permits 300M foreign investment for infrastructure project
YANGON (Xinhua) – Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) recently permitted over USD290.1 million foreign investment project in the infrastructure sector, the Directorate of Investment and Company Admini…
Xi’s Belt and Road rakes in US$64 billion
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday US$64 billion in deals were signed at a summit on his Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and more nations would join the global infrastructure programme as he so…
China’s belt and road may accelerate exit of manufacturing to Vietnam and India, researchers warn
The trade war with the United States coupled with the “Belt and Road Initiative” has the potential to add further pressure to China’s sluggish economy and debt pile, according to researchers, as the b…