TheMekong—one of the world’s great river systems—is the longest river of mainland Southeast Asia and has the largest drainagebasin. After flowing for some 1,200 miles through southernChina, the Mekong flows for nearly 1,500 more miles throughLaos(where it also forms much of the western ...
Thailand say Southeast Asia-China free trade zone on agenda at summit
The total consumer spending on clothing and footwear in Southeast Asia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 15.6 billion U.S. dollars (+30.22 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the fashion-related spending is estimated to reach 67 billion U...
Children get complimentary access to the kids club that’s equipped with puzzles, LEGO and Duplo blocks, and a children’s ball pit. But if they’ve got lots of energy to burn, just step outside toAdventure Playground– another fun zone with swings and a kid’s zip line. ...
SBS Transit, a public transport operator in Singapore, has announced a collaboration with IBM to enhance its asset management using generative artificial intelligence (AI), a first in the Asia-Pacific region. Leveraging IBM’s... Read More ...
The southern Malaysian state of Johor may emerge as Southeast Asia“s version of Shenzhen, experts say, with the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone, or JS-SEZ, expected to boost investments and partnerships between Singapore and Malaysia. ...
Policy rate:The central bank cuts its policy rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 percent, the first cut in nearly four years. In doing so, it became one of the first central banks in Asia, aside from China, to cut rates ahead of anticipated cuts by the US Federal Reserve. Hopef...
The per capita consumer spending in Southeast Asia was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1,223.2 U.S. dollars (+37.93 percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the per capita consumer spending is estimated to reach 4,447.92 U.S. dollars and ther...
[1] Tomographic images of the mantle beneath East Asia were obtained from the inversion of traveltime data from global and regional seismograph networks and from temporary arrays on and around the Tibetan plateau. Our results are consistent with previous studies but the unprecedented resolution of ma...
In mainland Southeast Asia, Permian–Triassic successive subduction of the Paleo-Tethyan oceanic lithosphere formed an island-arc system called the Sukhothai Zone, along the margin of the Indochina Block. This zone has been considered to extend from Northern Thailand to southwestern Yunnan of China,...