Shwe Taung Group, a Myanmar conglomerate, said it is interested in partnering with investors from Thailand and other countries in particularly the steel, factory building and department store businesses. “We…
Thailand’s government said on September 8 that it will scrap import duties on designer goods such as luxury watches, clothes, perfumes and cosmetics in order to help the country compete…
The Philippines’ Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc., owned by the Gokongwei family, has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $942 million share sale, paving the way for…
The Malaysian 7-Eleven convenience-store franchise owned by tycoon Vincent Tan, CEO of conglomerate Berjaya Group, is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) at the Bursa Malaysia to raise $200 million,…
Berjaya Philippines, the sole distributor of Mazda cars, parts and accessories in the Philippines, is trying to buy a controlling stake in 81-year-old British car dealer H.R. Owen, a trader…
Thailand’s gross GDP shrank 0.3 per cent in the second quarter 2013 from the previous quarter, when it contracted by 1.7 per cent, showing the economy has slipped into what…
A new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit, entitled Rich Pickings, has found that Asia will account for more than half of the luxury goods market in the world within…
Malaysia is planning to set up a tourism and business hub close to its northern border to Thailand to attract more Thai tourists and businesses in the region and create…
On August 15, shares of ThaiBev dropped by around 7 per cent to a 10-day low after the company reported a 2 per cent drop in second-quarter profit, according to…
A Vietnamese businessman has bought the smallest town in the US in an auction and now wants to transform it into a trading hub for Vietnamese coffee, local media reported….
