News
Thai consumer confidence Index hits 10-month high
The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce has revealed a 10-month high in the country’s consumer confidence, as a result of the government’s economic stimulus measures. Director of the UTCC Center for Economic and Business Forecasting Thanawat Polwichai said the consumer confidence index for October ...
Xi, Vietnamese leaders agree to boost win-win partnership
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks here with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, and they agreed to push forward their countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. Keep reading ...
While China growth slows, cash-hungry firms steer Asia IPOs into fast lane
As the world absorbs life with a slowing Chinese economy, business is brisk for one group – Asia’s bankers, handling a burst of stock listings by mainland firms that need funds now and are resigned to their shares being worth less than before. Though initial public ...
Oil giants launch Myanmar exploration
International oil companies are kicking off exploration activities in Myanmar offshore, after completing environmental and social impact assessment surveys. Global oil giants are beginning to launch 2D and 3D seismic surveys in their newly awarded offshore blocks, said an official from Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise. Keep ...
School students found on village voter list
Middle-school students’ names have been included on the voter list in Mandalay Region’s Natogyi township, according to a complaint filed by the National League for Democracy. Keep reading ...
China, Vietnam pledge to manage maritime differences
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Vietnam’s top leaders agreed to manage disputes over the South China Sea amid strained ties made more uncertain by an upcoming reshuffle of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party. Any cracks in relations were covered over as Xi met party heavyweights, some ...
Booming trade benefits China, Vietnam
When Xiang Jiancheng started doing business in Dongxing two decades ago, trade in the China-Vietnam border city was still lukewarm. These days, however, more than 10,000 Chinese and Vietnamese walk across the border bridge every day to do business in bustling markets on both sides. Cross-border business ...
Karen leader: ‘If they keep attacking us, there will be no peace’
This week, representatives of a number of Myanmar’s ethnic armed groups convened in Wa Special Region for a political strategy summit among those that abstained from a recent ceasefire accord with the government. Attendees met for three days with the aim of establishing a path forward between ...
Aung San Suu Kyi seems to have Myanmar’s countryside in her corner
This village at the end of a long, bumpy dirt road in the Irrawaddy Delta would seem a natural stronghold for the former generals who rule Myanmar. The villagers, mostly rice farmers, are overwhelmingly Buddhist and undereducated, and they live in a society still shaped by ...
Proposed Xayaboury airport still up in the air
The go ahead for construction of a new airport in Xayaboury province is still awaiting government approval with no decision in sight. The provincial Public Works and Transport Department sent plans for a new airport to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport earlier this year. A ...
