South-east Asia

  • May 7, 2008
  • 7 min read

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 Asia
  • May 5, 2008
  • 2 min read

ASIA: Responses to rocketing food costs may lack bite

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the weekend unveiled a package of measures designed to ease...

Asia
  • Apr 23, 2008
  • 2 min read

VIETNAM/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 Asia
  • Mar 31, 2008
  • 2 min read

SOUTH-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 Asia
  • Mar 3, 2008
  • 2 min read

SOUTH-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 Asia
  • Feb 14, 2008
  • 2 min read

JAPAN: Q4 growth surprises but risks remain

Japan's economy grew a surprising 3.7% in the fourth quarter of 2007, the Cabinet Office said...

  • Feb 12, 2008
  • 2 min read

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 Asia
  • Jan 31, 2008
  • 2 min read

INDIA/INTERNATIONAL: Cable cuts damage internet links

Internet connections that have been affected by damage to undersea cables in the Mediterranean...

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