BIZ-INFRA-STRUCTURE: VIENTIANE – Three companies shortlisted for Vientiane expressway contract
Three companies have been shortlisted to carry out construction of an expressway linking Vientiane city centre to the outskirts, with
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TOURISM-TRAVEL: BEIJING – Several airlines hold off listing Taiwan as part of China
The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration had sent a notice to 36 foreign airlines asking them to comply with Beijing’s standards
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BIZ-ECONOMY: KUALA LUMPUR – Trust the Council to restore Malaysia: Kuok
Tan Sri Robert Kuok (L) walks hand-in-hand with former finance minister Tun Daim Zainuddin as they attend a meeting of
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BIZ-INSURANCE: YANGON – Myanmar invites foreign investments in insurance sector
Asia World Port in Yangon, Myanmar. – XINHUA . . YANGON (Xinhua) – Myanmar authorities are inviting foreign investments in
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PROPERTY-RESIDENCES: BANGKOK – Branded residences in Phuket gaining popularity
A computer-generated image of a pool villa under The Residences at Sheraton… . . More and more Phuket residential resort
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ECONOMY-IMF: MANILA: DUTERTE, ‘Gloomy Philippines outlook? Kiss IMF chief, change her mind’
MANILA, Philippines — A simple kiss could change International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Christine Lagarde’s gloomy outlook on the
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CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga, Philippines – Korea’s Widus spending $1 billion for Clark resort
Widus president and CEO Daesik Han said there are plans to expand the existing Widus Hotel and Casino into an
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ASEAN manufacturing start Q2 2018 on faster recovery
MANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing conditions in ASEAN started the second quarter on a faster recovery, helped by faster increases in
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LAW & COURT: Q & A – Right of adjoining lot owner to purchase neighbor’s property
QUESTION:I have a lot near the market in a city. On this lot, I erected a stand where I sell
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ASIAN POLITICS: BEIJING – US firms, debt could be China’s targets if US plays hardball
In this May 4, 2018 photo, US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, center left, and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, center right,
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