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Spotlight: China joins hands with neighbors to elevate subregional development

December 21, 2014 - 1:03pm

China and its southeast neighbors will soon embark on a series of major cooperation projects after Premier Li Keqiang wrapped up his fruitful visit to Thailand on Saturday.

World

Maybank secures Myanmar bank license

October 21, 2014 - 12:00am

Maybank, the fourth largest bank by assets in ASEAN, was granted a banking license to open a branch office by the Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) early this month.

Banking

GMS member countries deliberate on introduction of single visa for 6 countries

August 3, 2011 - 2:09pm

 Six countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) -- China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will make discussions on introducing single visa for the member countries at GMS travel show to be...

Creation of Mindanao-Malaysia nautical highway pushed

By Ma. Elisa Osorio  | November 3, 2010 - 12:00am

The Philippines is strongly pursuing the creation of a nautical highway that will connect Mindanao to Malaysia under the Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-Eaga).

Business

Myanmar to host ASEAN meeting on combating transnational crime

June 23, 2009 - 12:00am

YANGON (Xinhua) - Myanmar will host the 9th meeting of senior officials of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on combating transnational crime in the country's capital Nay Pyi Taw next month,...

ADB head appeals to private sector

November 18, 2003 - 12:00am

The private sector plays a critical role in promoting economic growth in developing Asia, Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Tadao Chino told an investment forum recently. "A major challenge is to improve...

Banking

Government urged to prepare for AFTA

By Marianne V. Go | October 10, 2002 - 12:00am

The Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) is urging the government to come up with a competitive platform for local industries to prepare them for an eventual free trade agreement (FTA) between the ASEAN and...

Business