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Economy

Potential US investors check out central Vietnam

Coca-Cola, Intel among over 60 businesses showing interest

7 March 2018
Construction workers take a break in Singapore, where migrants make up about a third of the workforce.
Asia Insight

Southeast Asia's vulnerable migrants pose an economic dilemma

Countries struggle to prevent abuse without hindering business

6 March 2018
ScoutAsia news and data sources include more than 20 English-language news media, the world's leading corporate databases and analyst reports.
Economy

Nikkei Inc. and the Financial Times Group announce launch of scoutAsia

New service offers clients access to news and information on 500,000 companies

5 March 2018
Ride-sharing apps Grab and Go-Jek are some of the local businesses that have had to seek technical talent outside Southeast Asia. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Economy

ASEAN to promote cross-border e-commerce with new framework

Digital economy a key theme for the region, but challenges remain

2 March 2018
Slices of Kobe beef meat pictured in plate as arrange steaks in a restaurant on January 18, 2017 in Kobe, Japan.
Economy

Cambodia's imports of Japanese beef are ending up in China

Southeast Asia has become the way to get around China's ban on wagyu

1 March 2018
Asia's big economies are likely to keep growing strongly in 2018, but slowing chip exports and higher interest rates are risks.
Economy

Asian export rebound to fuel faster economic growth in 2018

Higher interest rates and weaker smartphone demand are downside risks: JCER

28 February 2018
A woman rides a bicycle past a logo of Vietcombank, in front of the State Bank building in central Hanoi.
Asia300

Vietcombank prepares to sell 10% stake to foreign investors

State lender says GIC, Mizuho among potential buyers

23 February 2018
The rules hammered in the TPP-11 free trade agreement signed on March 8 are at risk of not keeping pace with-fast moving developments in worlds of technology and business.
International relations

TPP's remaining members ease path for trade deal

Approval by countries with majority of GDP no longer required to take effect

23 February 2018
Labor costs in most ASEAN countries are lower than those in China.
Economy

Digital tech to help ASEAN unlock up to $627bn in productivity

McKinsey report highlights countries' potential as 'factories to the world'

21 February 2018
Southeast Asia's export values grew by double digits on a monthly basis for every month in 2017 except June.
Economy

Southeast Asia faces speed bumps to export-driven growth

After banner 2017, worrying signs for production and consumption appear

21 February 2018
A screen displaying stock prices at Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange
Markets

Vietnam to restart sales of its stakes in blue chips

Binh Minh Plastics holding to be auctioned as government programme resumes

19 February 2018
A ban on the import of Japanese beef in China may have created unofficial routes for the product into the country.
Economy

Is Cambodia a 'Japanese beef-laundering' hub?

Smugglers bypass Chinese import ban to satisfy hunger for prized meat

18 February 2018
Thailand has been recruiting Chinese-speaking volunteers in anticipation of a huge influx of tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Economy

China's neighbors gear up for record Lunar New Year tourism

Thais and others ready to cash in on travelers from Vietnam as well

17 February 2018
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Economy

Japan promotes energy-saving devices in Bangladesh

Efficient gear to offset rising fossil fuel use and preserve competitiveness

16 February 2018
Trade ministers attend a meeting on the struggling RCEP free trade pact in Manila on Sept. 10, 2017.
The Nikkei View

Japan must update its bilateral EPAs for 21st-century trade

Reworking bilateral Asian deals is a key step to creating high-standard rules

15 February 2018
A farmer harvests dried sugarcane on her farm in Soc Trang province in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Economy

Vietnam Sugarcane meets Hanoi's fundraising target

State-owned company's final IPO ahead of holidays rakes in $29m, but outlook for others unclear

14 February 2018
With motorbikes currently the main means of transport in Vietnam, the country has huge infrastructure development potential.
Real Estate

Vietnam to get logistics upgrade with private equity backing

Warburg Pincus and local company Becamex see opportunity as manufacturing grows

13 February 2018
People walk past an electronic board showing Japanese stocks in Tokyo on Feb. 6. (Photo by Akira Kodaka)
Equities

So who were the winners after tumultuous week?

Philippine's Bloomberry Resorts, Indian pharmaceuticals shine in troubled market

9 February 2018
Garment workers sew clothes at a Pro Sports factory in Nam Dinh Province, Vietnam.
Economy

Asia's manufacturers start the year off strong

January's Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index perks up, a bit

8 February 2018
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is hoping to cater to growing investor interest in the developing Mekong economies. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Economy

Thailand's stock exchange plans to promote the Mekong region

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam are invited to trade in Bangkok

8 February 2018
The Stock Exchange of Thailand is hoping to cater to growing investor interest in the developing Mekong economies. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Equities

Thai stock exchange to launch pan-Mekong board and index

Moves aim to boost exposure to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam

7 February 2018
TSMC factory
Nikkei PMI

Asian manufacturers make strong start to 2018

Pick-up in global trade has boosted activity, Nikkei PMI survey shows

7 February 2018
The construction site of the cancelled nuclear power plant in the southern Vietnamese province of Ninh Thuan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomiyama)
Economy

Vietnam sees solar power construction boom as nation goes green

Despite new facilities, power shortage looms after nuclear plants cancelled

5 February 2018
Automakers show off their latest models for Southeast Asian consumers at the exhibition in the outskirt of Bangkok last November. (Photo by Hiroshi Kotani)
Economy

Southeast Asia's new car sales up for second straight year

Thailand and Philippines drove growth, but 2018 sales may weaken

3 February 2018