EU:n järjestämät matkat avasivat vuolukivituotteita valmistavalle Hukka Designille uudet markkinat Aasiassa  in the coun
TOKYO -- China, where some 18 million babies are born every year, is the biggest competitive arena for the world's main disposable diaper makers. And only about half those babies are wearing disposabl
Yangon — Myanmar’s CMP (cut, make and pack) garment factories are struggling due to the lack of orders from the European Union, the major market. In January, the majority of clothing factories were fo
Yangon – Myanmar’s relief flights from Jordan are awaiting landing approval to bring home about 400 stranded nationals, according to Myanmar’s Embassy in neighboring Israel. Myanmar has no diplomatic
AFP More than 200 Rohingya refugees were relocated from the beaches of a remote Indonesian island Wednesday after weeks adrift on a wooden boat, as authorities rejected locals’ efforts to push the mem
Some of the finest young musicians in Southeast Asia have enjoyed a four-day music festival at Garden International School (GIS). A total of 15 schools and around 300 students took part in this year’s
TOKYO -- Yamaha Motor is repurposing idle capacity at Indonesian production facilities to churn out large engines for motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. BusinessYamaha to build big engines for moto
Royal Cliff Hotels Group Executive Chief Walter Thenisch celebrated his 60th birthday among friends and family at a party at the Jomtien Boathouse. Thenisch’s wife, Nualanong, organized the Nov. 16 ba
Sun Lee China’s exclusion of Filipino fisherfolk from the South China Sea presents a serious challenge. One response could be restricting its access to the Philippine seafood market. The Philippine go
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's central bank cut its policy interest rate by 0.25 percentage points to 7.25% after its monthly meeting on Thursday. FinanceCentral bank cuts interest rate by 0.25 points JAKARTA
TOKYO -- Major Japanese motorcycle makers are rethinking their Asian strategies in light of unexpectedly poor performance in Indonesia, turning their focus to India in hopes of kick-starting sputterin
AFP Flash floods and landslides struck Indonesia’s main Java island earlier this week, killing at least five people, the national disaster agency said Friday, as rescuers race to find seven others sti
This photo taken on on February 14, 2024 shows Indonesia’s presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto gesturing after staining his fingers with ink at a polling station after he voted in Indonesia’s pres
Date & Time: 5 – 9 June, 2013, 10.00 a.m. – 9.00 p.m. Venue: Challenger Hall 1-3, IMPACT Arena Exhibition and Convention Centre Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi. Bangkok – “The Tourism Authority of Thail
TOKYO -- A loyalty program backed by Japan Airlines and others will continue its expansion in Asia by enabling consumers in Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia to accrue and spend points in all of these cou
International relationsModi and Widodo to discuss bolstering maritime defense cooperation India and Indonesia seek to counter China's growing regional dominance The INS Kolkata leads other naval ships
BANGKOK, May 16 – Thailand’s state-owned oil conglomerate PTT has an ambitious plan to invest in oil refineries and the oil retail business in Southeast Asian countries starting with Vietnam, accordin
BANGKOK, 16 May 2013 – Education has been cited as a key to success in resolving problems in the southern border provinces, restoring peace, and helping in local development. The Secretary-General of