The Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s military-run telecommunication group Viettel to invest US$1.5 billion to expand country’s 4G network. Viettel Group, the largest mobile network operator in Vietnam, said it will launch its services in Myanmar next month. Myanmar will be Viettel’s 10th foreign market, following the launch of operations in countries including Cambodia, Laos and Mozambique. Viettel, […]
Read MoreINVESTMENT drawn to the proposed Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) could push the country’s economic growth rate above 5 per cent by 2021, Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Centre (EIC) said. Vithan Charoenphon, the head of service cluster at the centre, said that if the government’s flagship economic zone proceeds as planned, the GDP growth rate […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand (BoT) has increased the size of the maximum international money transfer allowed each customer for non-commercial bank business from 200,000 baht per day to 800,000 baht per day in a move to curb the strong baht. Vachira Arromdee, assistant governor for financial markets operations, confirmed the increase in the allowed daily […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 15 signed a decree to cut 675 investment and business conditions in trade sector, making it easier for production and business. PM Phuc revealed at a conference on reviewing the industry and trade sector in 2017 and entrusting tasks for 2018 held in Hanoi on the […]
Read MoreState Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and visiting Prime Minister of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Thongloun Sisoulith attended a bilateral meeting between the two countries at the Presidential Palace in Nay Pyi Taw yesterday, state media reported on 16 […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) — Laos and Myanmar are mulling an electricity agreement to empower Laos’ development needs, local daily Vientiane Times quoted a senior Lao official as saying on Tuesday. Office Head of the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines, Daovong Phonekeo, told Vientiane Times that the two sides will sign a Memorandum of […]
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