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Hyundai, ST Engineering bid for US$530 million Thai frigate order

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A drone view shows traffic during evening rush hours at the business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, February 3, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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Fitch flags risks from Indonesia’s reliance on state banks to fund government programmes

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epa12903700 A woman rides motorbike past a parking area in Hanoi, Vietnam 21 April 2026. Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April, with the 2026 theme being 'Our Power, Our Planet'. EPA/LUONG THAI LINH
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Hanoi scales back petrol-powered bike ban on infrastructure gaps

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FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) is seen at their headquarters in Manila, Philippines April 28, 2016. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
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Philippine central bank hikes rate as war sends inflation past target

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Bank Indonesia vows to ramp up rupiah defence as it sinks to record low

The currency is down 3.6% so far this year

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The Bank Indonesia headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025. Indonesia’s central bank is poised to lower borrowing costs for a fourth straight month as part of its pledge to go “all out” in buoying economic growth. Photographer: Dimas Ardian/Bloomberg
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The Asian healthcare gold rush: Vietnam’s reforms are attracting foreign investors

The changing landscape is fuelled by rapid urbanisation, income growth and an expanding middle class

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FV Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, is owned by Thomson Medical Group.
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From farmland to factory floor: Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks gear up for next chapter

Facilities under the joint venture are moving from labour-intensive growth to high-tech, green goals

Inside Asean: VietnamVietnam
VSIP has now grown to 22 parks spanning nearly 12,000 hectares across 15 provinces and cities, with a plan to raise the total to 30 in 2026.
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Inside Indonesia’s trial of Gojek founder: How a Google laptop deal became a multi-billion-rupiah case

Nadiem Makarim has consistently denied any wrongdoing

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Indonesia's former Education Minister and co-founder of ride-hailing firm Gojek, Nadiem Makarim, reacts as he arrives for his trial in an alleged corruption case about his involvement in the procurement of Google's Chromebook laptops for use at his ministry and by students, at the Central Jakarta Court in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 5, 2026. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
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Malaysia’s King says he will choose a new anti-graft chief

The MACC chief commissioner is chosen by the king on the advice of the prime minister

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Malaysia’s anti-graft chief Azam Baki in Kuala Lumpur on April 7. Photographer: Samsul Said/Bloomberg
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From farmland to factory floor: Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks gear up for next chapter

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VSIP has now grown to 22 parks spanning nearly 12,000 hectares across 15 provinces and cities, with a plan to raise the total to 30 in 2026.
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Closing the gap to boost Asean resilience against novel risks

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A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
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In IHH’s hospitals, leadership starts with the people no one sees

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Dr Prem Kumar Nair, group chief executive officer of IHH Healthcare , said: "In a hospital even cleaners are critical -- without them, the system simply cannot function."
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VinFast eyes EV sales jump of five times in overseas market; taxi arm seen as key growth lever

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Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has established a production facility in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia.
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