Chinese in Southeast Asia
Since emigration from China began at least a thousand years ago, most migrants have settled in Southeast Asia. At least three-quarters of the world's Chinese outside C...
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Department Stores—East Asia
In East Asia, department stores are more than just glittering showplaces for merchandise. They have reflected and helped propel urban development, the growing middle...
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Beijing (dpa) - US-German auto giant DaimlerChrysler on Wednesday
said sales of passenger vehicles in its north-east Asia region rose
37 per cent in first nine months of thi...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Labour productivity in South-east Asia has become
"stagnant" compared to the rest of Asia and lags considerably behind
that of the developed world, the Inte...
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Singapore (dpa) - Regional economic integration is essential for
East Asian countries to build on each other's strengths and enjoy
greater stability, Singapore Prime Ministe...
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Manila (dpa) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday warned
of the risks of surging capital inflows in East Asia as it raised the
region's projected economic growth t...
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Bangkok (dpa) - Thailand is the leading home-away-from-home for
expatriate retirees seeking the sunnier climes of South-East Asia,
but the kingdom faces growing competition ...
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Beijing (dpa) - A top Chinese banking official on Wednesday urged
the nation's banks to invest in South-East Asia, saying it was a
"strategic necessity."
"It ...
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China and other East Asian economies could see growth derailed if they fail to boost investment and cope with widening wealth gaps and pollution a decade after the 1997 financial crisis, the World ...
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Singapore (dpa) - Intense commercial fishing of South-East Asian
waters threatens to wipe out many of the region's favourite seafoods
within 10 years, a published study warn...
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Bangkok (dpa) - The 10 member states of the Association of
South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) need to increase their labour
productivity, which is lagging far behind productiv...
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SINGAPORE - Following are the key points of the "Singapore
declaration on climate change, energy and the environment"
signed by the East Asia Summit (EAS) nations. The EAS includes the 10 Southeas...
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