The visit of a senior delegation of Chinese officials to Canada in July could signal a greater investment flow between the two countries.

Malaysia is styling itself as a destination for high-value-added manufacturing to address declining inward FDI

Inordinate delays issuing mining rights and processing land acquisitions have cost India billions of dollars in lost investment in steel production.

A survey of investors suggests that merger and acquisition activity between Chinese and US companies in the entertainment, advertising and digital media sectors will rise in the next year.

China's rapidly growing high-income population have helped the country's food and grocery market grow to become the largest in the world, according to consumer goods research company IGD.

Projects into the Association of South-east Asian Nations countries are on the decline, but Thailand is faring better than its neighbours. 

The Indian government is looking into ways of further liberalising the country's FDI policies.

Levels of inward FDI into Myanmar have experienced year-on-year increases since 2010.