WITH 158 million middle class consumers, Asean is often seen as the next frontier for the e-commerce market. Despite experiencing rapid expansion over the past five years, e-commerce penetration is still less than 2 per cent of total retail sales in Asean. However, we think the Asean e-commerce scene is about to change significantly, thanks […]
Read MoreFINANCE Minister Apisak Tantivorawong yesterday launched a programme aimed at tackling the problem of underground debts owed by many of the registered holders of the newly issued state welfare card. The minister told a gathering in Chanthaburi province that the ministry had over the past two years registered 11 million low-income earners as eligible for […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — Construction of Nongkhang airport in Laos’ northern Huaphan province has been resumed after a one-year delay following financial difficulties of Vietnamese contractor, local daily Vientiane Times report on Saturday. The project was given the green light in June 2013 when the Lao government signed a contract with the Vietnamese Hoang […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Xinhua) – Malaysia’s exports in November 2017 expanded 14.4 per cent year-on-year to 83.5 billion ringgit (20.92 billion US dollar) on higher manufactured goods demand, Malaysia’s Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) said yesterday. The export growth was down from a 18.9-per cent growth in October last year. MITI said in a […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In 2017, the National Assembly and the government set target for trade deficit to be under 3% compared to the total export value. However, as of December 15, 2017, Vietnam has had trade surplus of US$ 2.72 billion USD. In order to control trade deficit sustainably in accordance with export strategy in period […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In 2018, Vietnam will have to face 3 main challenges, including: international affairs, lack of capital and qualified human resources, and inconsistent policy implementation. In recent years, the monetary policies have yielded positive results, however, it comes from the efficient implementation, instead of providing efficient policies – banking expert, Dr. Le Xuan Nghia […]
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