Asia Pacific

Cambodia’s minister of mines and energy, Suy Sem, says hundreds of threatened species of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish will have to be relocated when the Stung Cheay Areng hydroelectric dam is built.

The market remains confident that India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi, will follow through on his policies to reform and stimulate the country’s economy.

When South Korea signed a free trade deal with the European Union three years ago, the expectation was that German cars would become cheaper. But the prices of Volkswagen and BMW cars have risen instead of dropping.

The determination of wealthy Chinese to get assets to safe havens abroad continues unabated.

As irritating as it may sometimes be to governments and business people, international commerce and investment do not survive and thrive in a vacuum.

The South Asia region, which includes Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal as well as India, has significant but inadequate domestic energy resources to satisfy the growing demand. All, except Bhutan, are net energy importers

Nepal has some of the best hydro-power development prospects anywhere, but the first significant step to utilize those resources did not begin until last week.

The Chinese government has the reputation for overseeing one of the world’s largest and most active armies of computer hackers.

Singapore, Malaysia and Australia, in that order, have been ranked the most attractive markets in Asia for infrastructure investment in the Dutch-based Arcadis NV company’s annual global index.

The Swiss food giant Nestlé is joining the rush into Burma, also known as Myanmar, with a $25 million project to build a factory to manufacture its three-in-one instant coffee packages.