Economy

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, center, gestures while inspecting a model of the high-speed train that will connect the capital, Jakarta, to the country's fourth-largest city, Bandung.
Economy

Finding investors a challenge for ASEAN connectivity projects

Profitability issue often derails public-private partnerships

1 January 2017
A man works at the site of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone, located on the outskirts of Yangon.
Economy

Thitinan Pongsudhirak: Myanmar's Rohingya crisis demands action, but don't forget the good news

From democratization to growth, the country can boast plenty of positives

29 December 2016
A man works at the site of the Thilawa Special Economic Zone project in Myanmar.
Economy

Where is the good news about Myanmar?

The country is making progress despite global media focus on the sectarian divide

20 December 2016
A man walks out of a CIMB Bank in Kuala Lumpur.
Economy

Company in focus: Malaysia's CIMB spreads its wings in ASEAN

Bank reignites regional ambitions with Vietnam expansion, digital push

15 December 2016
Malaysian and Vietnamese officials attend CIMB Vietnam's opening ceremony in Hanoi on Dec. 9. (Courtesy of CIMB Group Holdings)
Economy

CIMB reignites regional ambitions on digital banking

Malaysian lender focuses on neighbouring markets to weather external headwinds

11 December 2016
Kanbawza(KBZ) Bank (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
21 November 2016
Kanbawza(KBZ) Bank (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
17 November 2016
A woman works with a plow in Bagan, Myanmar -- while the sector is still largely low-tech, agriculture has "tremendous potential" as a mainstay of the economy.
10 November 2016
Foreign fishing boats seized due to illegal fishing are blown up near Bitung in North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
3 November 2016
The yen is trading at more than 105 to the dollar amid strong signs for the U.S. economy.
29 October 2016
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13 October 2016
One of the 800,000 buildings damage ​d​ by last year's earthquakes. Dhulikhel, Nepal. (Photo by Peter Janssen)
9 October 2016
A man walks past a stranded bus on a road flooded by heavy rains in Mumbai on Aug. 5.
6 October 2016
A park in Ho Chi Minh City -- smartphones have revolutionized the way people communicate. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
15 September 2016
A park in Ho Chi Minh City -- smartphones have revolutionized the way people communicate. (Photo by Nozomu Ogawa)
15 September 2016
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5 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
The skyline of Singapore's Central Business District is seen at dusk from a PSA International port terminal.
1 September 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama arrives for a news conference at the close of the ASEAN summit at Sunnylands in California on Feb. 16.
15 August 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama, center, is flanked by ASEAN leaders at a summit in Rancho Mirage, California, on February 16.
30 June 2016
Tatsuto Fujii, senior analyst at Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, appears on stage with a robot during the Finnovasia event. (Photo by Masashi Uehara)
23 June 2016
People celebrate Thingyan, Myanmar's New Year's Water Festival, in Yangon on April 13.
9 June 2016
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28 March 2016
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28 January 2016