Tag: southeast asia

Japan offers high-speed rail technology for Malaysia

Japan has offered assistance in technology for a multi-million-dollar high-speed railway in Malaysia, as Prime…

Southeast Asian nations beef up tax rules for foreign firms

Southeast Asian countries are beefing up tax rules for foreign firms to curb them from…

Japan to provide new patrol boats to Philippines

Japan plans to donate patrol boats costing US$11 million each to the Philippines, ramping up…

Japan PM kicks off ASEAN tour amid tensions with China

Japan’s hawkish Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, kicked off his South-east Asian trip this week, his…

Bomb attack kills two in Thailand ahead of Obama's visit

Insurgents set off a bomb under a railway in one of Thailand’s Muslim-majority border provinces…

ASEAN sign human rights pact, calls for South China Sea hotline

Southeast Asian leaders adopted a landmark human rights pact on Sunday despite calls for a…

Asian nations seek US support as Barack Obama visits

Asia’s maritime disputes will take center stage at next week’s meetings between the region’s leaders…

Southeast Asia's hunger rates decline, except in Philippines

Rapid economic growth and policies to feed the poor have lifted millions of people from…

Japan to invest in Indonesian urban development

Japan is set to pour in investment to Indonesia under an agreement to develop the…

Indonesian factory workers strike, demanding pay hikes

Tens of thousands of Indonesian factory workers went on strike to demand higher wages, underlining…

Burmese drug trafficker found guilty over murder of 13 Chinese sailors

A Burmese drug trafficker notorious in Southeast Asia’s illicit opium producing-region, known as the “Golden…

Growing number of US staff requesting transfers to SE Asia

An increasing number of employees in US companies are requesting postings in Southeast Asia as…