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Thailand’s PMI outperformed its neighbors by a huge margin last month. Overall factory activity across seven Southeast Asian nations...

The steep drop in Vietnam’s exports and imports during the first quarter of 2023 points to vulnerabilities in the country of around 100...

The majority of the huge expansion of FDI into semiconductors over the past decade has been driven by three companies, namely US-based...

According to an FDI survey by Investment Monitor in the first quarter of 2023, 48% of respondents preferred to use a law firm or a...

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Southeast Asia's largest economy gains momentum through headwinds Indonesia's economy grew 5.03% on the year in the January-March period,...

Asia Pacific to contribute 70% of growth. China and India together are forecast to generate about half of global growth this year Asia...

According to The World Bank's website, the LPI serves as a benchmarking tool to help countries identify the challenges and opportunities...

Real asset investors have an important role to play in global efforts to promote sustainable development and the world's investment...

After signing several bilateral, regional and multilateral free trade agreements in recent years, the Kingdom plans to graduate to the...

Asia’s industries, primarily manufacturing, fueled phenomenal economic growth and poverty reduction in recent decades. But today many...

We speak with a trade expert about geopolitical trends resulting in the shifting global trade landscape and the response from Southeast...

- Malaysia, a key node in the global semiconductor supply chain, supplies an estimated 13 per cent of demand for packaging and testing -...

Global EV Production: BYD Surpasses Tesla 2022 was another historic year for EVs, with annual production surpassing 10 million cars for...

Half of the 10 countries hit hardest by the outflow of skilled and educated people last year were small island developing states,...

COP27 highlighted the many complexities of mobilizing the trillions of dollars needed for climate adaptation and mitigation in developing...

GDP expands 4.5% year on year in the first quarter as Xi Jinping’s government seeks to restore business confidence China’s gross domestic...

In what’s meant to be a bum year for the global economy, world commerce is getting a boost from automotive trade, especially in electric...

As 2022 came to a close, ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, became the fastest-growing app in history, reaching an estimated...

Long-term losses of 2 percent of global output due to shifting foreign direct investments underscore why global integration needs robust...