Foreign investment

US officials work to close supply chain gaps as foreign investment grows

2026-08-11T03:34:02.000Z
For investors, market size alone is no longer enough. Investment decisions depend as much on policy predictability, infrastructure quality, innovation ecosystems and institutional credibility.
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Why India’s fiscal health matters for Asean businesses

2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z
Corporate America has spent the preceding decade exploiting low borrowing costs, while Asian corporate performance was dragged down by structural shocks.

The giant sucking sound of US profits is leaving Asia dry

2026-08-05T10:00:00.000Z
Singapore and Vietnam were President Salvador Illa's first ports of call in his week-long trip to South-east Asia – a first for a Catalan leader.

Catalonia president eyes Asean investors for infrastructure, healthcare, green tech

2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
The move will ensure protection of companies and technologies critical to French security.

France tightens oversight of foreign investment to protect national security

2026-08-02T22:06:45.000Z
Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta says the country’s greatest contribution to Asean is stability.

Timor-Leste’s Ramos-Horta tells foreign firms to be adventurous as its economy opens up

2026-07-23T08:00:00.000Z
South Korean electronics giant Samsung, Vietnam’s largest foreign investor, has invested about US$24 billion and plans to add another US$1 billion in 2026.

Singapore, South Korea reshape Vietnam’s FDI mix as Chinese inflows halve

2026-07-20T03:14:44.000Z
Nestle has operated in Thailand for more than 130 years, the company said.

Thailand approves 23 billion baht investment by Nestle for smart factory, distribution plant

2026-07-09T05:25:16.000Z
Officials describe the measures as defensive tools that would not affect normal market transactions.

China arms itself with new outbound investment rules

2026-06-06T03:08:49.000Z
While financial firms have been the outperformers in Japan this year, the country’s technology companies also have benefited as the popular AI trade broadened.

Global funds buy Japan as they flee Asia’s hottest stock markets

2026-06-03T06:13:28.000Z