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Abe offers Myanmar loan for Thilawa
Published on 12/11/2014
» NAY PYI TAW — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday offered Myanmar a 25.8 billion yen (7.35 billion baht) loan to help development and called for a nationwide settlement of conflicts with ethnic minority rebels, Japanese officials said.
Jokowi wants quick high-speed rail construction
Published on 14/07/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo wants the construction of a high-speed rail system connecting Jakarta and the West Java provincial capital of Bandung to start next month, a cabinet minister said.
Thailand, Vietnam target $20bn in trade
Published on 22/07/2015
» Thailand and Vietnam have agreed in trade talks to aim for US$20 billion in two-way turnover by 2020, up from almost $11 billion last year, Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikalya said Wednesday.
Japan to urge Indonesia to cut auto tariffs
Published on 26/05/2015
» TOKYO — Japan will urge Indonesia to lower its tariffs on Japanese automobiles as agreed under a bilateral free trade pact that entered into force in 2008, Japanese Trade Minister Yoichi Miyazawa said Tuesday.
Aeon plans to quadruple product sourcing from Vietnam
Published on 14/06/2019
» HANOI: Retail giant Aeon Co will seek to purchase US$1 billion (32 billion baht) worth of products from Vietnam in 2025, with the nation seen as having great potential as a supplier of quality food for Japanese consumers.
Singapore parliament passes online fake news law
Published on 09/05/2019
» SINGAPORE: Singapore's parliament passed a controversial bill late Wednesday aimed at combating fake news online, amid strong concerns from rights groups and journalists that it will further curtail freedom of expression and speech in the city-state.
Singapore's Changi airport opens mega mall
Published on 17/04/2019
» SINGAPORE: Changi airport on Wednesday opened a S$1.7 billion (40 billion baht) retail and nature-themed complex that aims to give it a competitive edge as an air hub in the region.
Hoya to build HDD glass substrate plant in Laos
Published on 07/02/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp will build a huge plant in Laos to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives in response to growing demand from ballooning global data traffic.
Singapore activist fined for organising pro-democracy event
Published on 21/02/2019
» SINGAPORE: A Singapore court on Thursday fined a civil rights activist for organising a seminar in 2016 in which a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist was invited to speak via Skype.
Japan to revise Asean free-trade pact
Kyodo News, Published on 27/02/2019
» TOKYO: The Japanese government endorsed at a cabinet meeting Tuesday a plan for a revised free trade agreement (FTA) with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that includes the liberalisation of the service sector and investment field.