Social affairs – a focus of Vietnam’s ASEAN Chairmanship year 2020
HANOI, Dec 4, 2019, VNA. Social affairs will be an important issue of the Association…
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Malaysia embraces challenges to ensure APEC 2020 a success: PM
CYBERJAYA, Dec 4, 2019, Bernama. Malaysia will embrace all challenges, including the downside risks from…
Vietnam’s Vingroup and Masan to merge units to create retail giant
HANOI, Dec 3, 2019, Bangkok Post. Two of Vietnam’s most important companies plan to merge…
Sasa to close all 22 cosmetics retail shops in Singapore, 170 staff affected
SINGAPORE, Dec 3, 2019, The Straits Times. All 22 Sasa International shops in Singapore will…
Three dead, dozens hurt after temple collapse in Cambodia
SIEM REAP, Dec 3, 2019, The Khmer Times. At least three people died and about…
Former Malaysian PM Najib Razak takes stand during 1MDB corruption trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3, 2019, SCMP. Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak took to the…
Vietnam inks crude oil deal with Azerbaijan
HANOI, Dec 3, 2019, VN Express. Vietnam’s oil refinery operator BSR has struck a deal…
[Analytics] Southeast Asia’s data localisation
In the 21st century, data is a perennial need for the sustenance of our digital…
Two dead, over 15,000 displaced in flood-hit Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3, 2019, Bernama. The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan and Terengganu…
I can’t be PM at 100, Mahathir Mohamad quips on bill to limit prime minister’s tenure
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3, 2019, FMT. Dr Mahathir Mohamad appeared supportive of a constitutional amendment…
Typhoon Kammuri forces over 225,000 people to evacuate in the Philippines
MANILA, Dec 3, 2019, PhilStar. Hundreds of thousands were evacuated from their homes as Typhoon…
Vietnam invests over 458 million USD abroad in 11 months
HANOI, Dec 2, 2019, VNA. Vietnamese businesses invested 458.8 million USD in 31 foreign markets…