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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.
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.
Indonesia ends identification of Lion Air plane crash victims
Published on 23/11/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities on Friday ended the process of trying to identify the 189 victims of last month's Lion Air jetliner crash in the Java Sea, with two-thirds of them being confirmed on the basis of recovered remains.
Stalled Yangon expansion plan brought back to life
Published on 05/04/2018
» YANGON: The regional government administering Myanmar's major commercial capital Yangon and its vicinity is giving life to a stalled expansion plan aimed at eventually transforming the country's largest city into the next Southeast Asian economic hub, twice the size of Singapore.
Tech giants caution Singapore against new law on fake news
Published on 23/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Several major technology companies have expressed concern over Singapore's plan to enact new legislation to tackle fake news.
Indonesian man rescued from human trafficking in Africa
Kyodo News, Published on 08/03/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government and a migrant labour union have managed to rescue a young Indonesian man who was trafficked to Africa to work on a Chinese fishing boat, with as many as 29 others possibly still be in danger, officials said Thursday.
Singapore proposes 'Asean Smart Cities Network'
Kyodo News, Published on 05/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The city-state is proposing an "Asean Smart Cities Network" aimed at improving the urban living environment and enhancing business opportunities for Southeast Asia's 630 million people, according to a document prepared for ministerial meetings being held in the city-state this week.
SET closes higher, SE Asia stocks end week on cheery note
Published on 19/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index slightly gained on Friday, while other markets in the region notched up weekly gains and finished higher after data showed China's growth accelerated for the first time in seven years.
JD.com widens SE Asian presence with Tiki deal
Business, Published on 17/01/2018
» BEIJING: Chinese online retailer JD.com Inc has made an investment in Vietnamese e-commerce firm Tiki.vn, expanding its Southeast Asia business amid growing competition in the region from Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Amazon.com Inc.
Malaysia plans special court on human trafficking as cases soar
Published on 15/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is setting up a special court to tackle rising numbers of human trafficking cases, in a move welcomed by campaigners who said it would help deliver justice to victims.