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Economy

ASEAN workers 'compromising digital security'

Study highlights region's vulnerability from misuse of personal devices

6 April 2017
Souvenirs at Aung San Suu Kyi's party office in Yangon
The lady in question

Defiant and defensive, Suu Kyi struggles to bridge Myanmar's divisions

Human rights, economic issues mar her government's first anniversary

6 April 2017
After logging 7.3% growth in fiscal 2015, Myanmar has seen a slowdown that could weaken support for its year-old government. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
The lady in question

Suu Kyi's NLD has a growth problem

Myanmar's de facto leader must tackle economic issues to retain support

6 April 2017
Malaysia is one of the resource exporters expected to benefit from a recovery in major industrial economies.
Economy

Asian growth seen slowing to 5.7% in 2017: ADB

Region to remain global engine despite weakest rate since 2001

6 April 2017
A customer does business at AYA Bank in Yangon.
Economy

Myanmar business sector disappointed with pace of reform

One year on, red tape and regulatory holes are hobbling growth

6 April 2017
After logging 7.3% growth in fiscal 2015, Myanmar has seen a slowdown that could weaken support for its year-old government. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Suu Kyi's NLD has a growth problem

Myanmar's de facto leader must tackle economic issues to retain support

6 April 2017
A worker stands on scaffolding at a highway construction site in East Jakarta, Indonesia.
Economy

Asia can boost growth through cross-border investment

Regional infrastructure investment and lower trade barriers need right incentives and regulatory framework

4 April 2017
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Economy

Myanmar PMI hits record high of 53.1 in March

Headline figure rises to highest level since the survey began in Dec. 2015

3 April 2017
The skyline of Singapore's central business district
Economy

Southeast Asia's globalization outperformers

Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore stand out for their connectedness

29 March 2017
India is expanding a crop insurance program to help farmers hit by hard times.
Economy

Microinsurance closes gaps in social safety nets

Supplementary health coverage and crop insurance are important anti-poverty tools in developing Asia

26 March 2017
A bond issue backed by the Asian Development Bank is helping to pay for upgrades to geothermal power plants on the Philippine island of Luzon. (Courtesy of AP Renewables Inc.)
Economy

Insurers help to pay for Asia's infrastructure needs

Cash-strapped governments are raising money for projects with long-term debt

26 March 2017
One of several reservoirs in a network that drive the Baluchaung hydroelectric power generation project in Myanmar's eastern Kayah State.
Economy

Keeping Myanmar's lights on

Suu Kyi should ignore foreign protests and press on with hydropower projects

25 March 2017
A Cambodia farmer throws fertilizer onto a cucumber field in Samroang Tiev, a village on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Economy

Interest rate cap rattles Cambodia's microfinance industry

Economic hardship ahead for borrowers as sector braces for contraction

24 March 2017
One of Cambodia's crowded public hospitals (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Insurance promises Asia much more than peace of mind

Expanding coverage would keep countries' 'economic wheels' turning

23 March 2017
A production line at Honda's new plant in Prachinburi, Thailand
Economy

ASEAN finds free trade a tougher sell in today's environment

As the U.S. pulls back and China expands, Southeast Asia tries to adjust

23 March 2017
A production line at Honda's new plant in Prachinburi, Thailand
Economy

ASEAN finds free trade a tougher sell in today's environment

As the U.S. pulls back and China expands, Southeast Asia tries to adjust

23 March 2017
India is expanding a crop insurance program to help farmers hit by hard times.
Economy

Microinsurance closes gaps in social safety nets

Supplementary health coverage and crop insurance are important anti-poverty tools in developing Asia

23 March 2017
One of Cambodia's crowded public hospitals (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Insurance promises Asia much more than peace of mind

Expanding coverage would keep countries' 'economic wheels' turning

23 March 2017
A bond issue backed by the Asian Development Bank is helping to pay for upgrades to geothermal power plants on the Philippine island of Luzon. (Courtesy of AP Renewables Inc.)
Economy

Insurers help to pay for Asia's infrastructure needs

Cash-strapped governments are raising money for projects with long-term debt

23 March 2017
Boys play on the riverbank near the Myitsone site in Myanmar's Kachin State.
Economy

Hydropower threatens peace in Myanmar -- but it doesn't have to

Dialogue, transparency and foreign support could help rebuild local trust

22 March 2017
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Economy

Cambodia's teachers cannot afford to be professional

Bribery has become part of a 'systematically corrupt' education system

16 March 2017
A supporter of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party takes part in a march to deliver a petition to the parliament and King Norodom Sihamoni, asking them to intervene in the country's political crisis, in Phnom Penh on May 30, 2016.
16 March 2017
A new Chinese-built bridge, on the right, spans the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh, running parallel to the bridge Japan helped construct in the 1960s. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

The 'Chinazation' of Cambodia

China's deepening economic presence is bringing progress -- but at what cost?

16 March 2017
Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at the Cambodia International Business Summit in Phnom Penh on Feb. 15. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Cambodian 'democracy' is on its last legs

The facade of freedom is fading as Hun Sen puts civil society in his crosshairs

16 March 2017