With the rapid expansion of political, economic and social relationships between the countries of what is now becoming known as CLMTV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam), this sub-region of ASEAN is beginning to become recognised as the mainstay of Thailand’s international relations. Historically, this region was once identified as Indochina – the lands between India […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will be able to maintain its strong growth trend with the economy’s long-term potential growth to stay robust at around 5%, significantly stronger than most other A-rated sovereigns, says Moody’s Investors Service. In its recently-released report titled, “Government of Malaysia: FAQ On Credit Resilience To High Leverage and External Vulnerability Risks”, Moody’s […]
Read MoreDespite a 31 percent increase in Cambodian rubber exports during the first 11 months of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture is failing to recoup on expenses it has spent sending expert technicians into the field in order to help boost production. According to data from the Ministry of Agriculture, the government has spent $379,000 […]
Read MoreRIDEHAILING and e-commerce have in the last two years galvanised South-east Asia’s Internet economy, which will reach US$50 billion in 2017 and potentially exceed US$200 billion by 2025, according to a new report by Google and Temasek. The Google-Temasek e-Conomy SEA Spotlight 2017, released on Tuesday, found that all four sectors of the Internet economy […]
Read MoreTHERE are more job seekers in Singapore who have been unemployed for 25 weeks or more. This trend emerged even as the unemployment rate for Singaporeans declined slightly, according to the labour report for the third quarter of 2017. The long-term unemployment rate rose to 0.8 per cent in September, up from 0.7 per cent […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – At present, the revenue from wholesale and retail activities have contributed to 14% of Vietnam’s GDP, in which retail market is attracting high amount of foreign investment. On December 12, Vietnam Retail Association has held the conference Vietnam Retail 2017, which focused on the development of Vietnam’s retail market in the past 10 […]
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