Sophie Song

In the first five months of the year, Malaysians have bought nearly 450,000 tablets, a 61 percent increase from same period last year.

As Asian shipping firms go through restructuring as a result of business slump, American private equity is betting on them to ride the recovery.

Nowhere, if the bills show any signs of wear, stain or other baffling imperfections.

Even with banks growing faster than ever, Cambodia's informal money lending business is still flourishing.

It has been 16 years since its 1997 financial crisis, but Thailand may still be vulnerable to another financial shock.

One of the winners of Myanmar's telecom licenses plans to roll out 3G network in 2013.

Famed investor Jim Rogers cautioned that Malaysia must open its economy up more for foreign investors.

A new airport will be built in Myanmar's central region of Bago, to be completed by 2017.

Laos economy, benefiting from better infrastructure in the region, is set to expand in the coming years.

The Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie warned in her popular TED talk that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. Adichie illustrated her point by talking about her childhood in Nigeria, when she read British literature filled with white characters, and thought that stories cannot have African characters.For me, the danger of the single story is most pronounced in Western media coverage of my home country, China. I only started to read American newspapers while at college. It was initially interesting to see that there is nearly always news on China -- I hadn’t realized how "big” my country had become.

A plan to invest $500 million in tourism announced, Myanmar projects 7.5 million visitors by 2020.

Just a day after Ooredoo was awarded the telecom license, the company's future in Myanmar is looking less than promising.

Indonesian authorities claim Malaysian and Singapore palm oil companies are to blame for the Sumatra forest fires that have been casting a haze over the two countries.

Malaysia's communications and multimedia minister endorsed his country’s capability to develop in the cloud computing industry.

After a last-minute hiccup, Myanmar has announced that Norway's Telenor and Qatar Telecom will be developing the country's telecom networks.

Can Myanmar's farmers find an alternative to the highly profitable drug cultivation and export business?

We will know only after a telecoms law, which includes proposals drawn up under the junta and possibly violates freedom of expression, is passed.

After a 12-year hiatus, the U.S. is back on top in terms of foreign direct investment sentiment; it was fourth in 2012.

Southeast Asia's third-largest economy is projected to grow at a rate of 5.1 percent for the next two years, pending necessary economic reforms.

The country's powerful military, and Chinese firms, may stand to lose the most from the planned renegotiations.

May 2013 new home sales rose to 476,000, their highest level in nearly five years.

The stock markets in these emerging economies have a total of three companies listed, together.

One of the least-connected countries in the world hopes to finally bring technological modernity to its citizens.

With Japan, South Korea and Western companies' investments, Myanmar's economic boom cannot be too far off.

Will U.S. palates revive the prospects of Vietnam's export-oriented basa fish industry?

American steel makers are asking the government to restrict steel imports from China, which is used in many major U.S. construction projects.

Ahead of the Fed's ending its easy money policies, investors are pulling funds out of emerging Asian markets, revealing weaknesses.

The median price of U.S. homes increased in May at a double-digit rate compared to a year ago.

The cut, while painful for many Indonesians, may be necessary for a more stable economy in the future.