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Southeast Asia won't be developed countries' trash can

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02-Aug-19 ASEAN foreign ministers have declared their governments' rejection of illegal transboundary movement of hazardous chemicals, much of which is shipped to Southeast Asia from developed countries. They also mentioned the need to enhance cooperation with the international community. [image: Ministry of Environment Cambodia]

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BASF buoyant on Thailand prospects

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26-Nov-18 Thailand will remain a hub for ASEAN, especially Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, said Ramkumar Dhruva, BASF President Asia-Pacific. "Automotive production in ASEAN is growing steadily, and 50 percent... is from Thailand... followed by Indonesia and Malaysia". [image: The Nation]

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Vietnam’s first car-hailing app FastGo heads overseas

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02-Oct-18 Vietnamese ride-hailing app FastGo, positioning itself as a rival to Singapore-based Grab, plans to launch its service in Indonesia and Myanmar in Dec-18 as it hopes to become one of the top companies in the field in Southeast Asia. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

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Fresenius Medical Care opens office in Myanmar

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28-Jun-18 Fresenius Medicare Care, a dialysis provider, has opened an office in Yangon, Myanmar. Reforms have paved the way to expand its footprint in Myanmar, where government healthcare spending is rising but the burden of non-communicable diseases is growing. [image: Asia One]

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Southeast Asia’s remittance sector finds a friend in crypto

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04-Jun-18 Southeast Asia could be leading the way in integrating crypto-currencies into mainstream society with companies like Cambodia-based DApact utilizing digital-tokens to provide a record of transactions, or the Filipino company Coins, facilitating transfers in the remittance industry. [image: Reuters / Romeo Ranoco]

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