South-east Asia
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leaders at odds as food crisis grows
Cyclone damage in Burma may further tighten the rice market, the UN Food and Agriculture...
South-East AsiaASIA: Responses to rocketing food costs may lack bite
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the weekend unveiled a package of measures designed to ease...
AsiaVIETNAM/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Growth is down, prices are up
Vietnam's economic growth forecast for the year has been downgraded to 7.0% from 8.5-9.0%,...
South-East AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: PMs pledge to deepen ties
Prime ministers from the six member nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) today signed up...
South-East AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Rising prices are policy challenge
Thailand today reported that inflation reached 5.4% last month, as rising fuel and food costs...
South-East AsiaJAPAN: Q4 growth surprises but risks remain
Japan's economy grew a surprising 3.7% in the fourth quarter of 2007, the Cabinet Office said...
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: States are hopeful on exports
Malaysian exports should expand by around 7% this year, despite the prospect of a global slowdown...
South-East AsiaINDIA/INTERNATIONAL: Cable cuts damage internet links
Internet connections that have been affected by damage to undersea cables in the Mediterranean...
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