In Myanmar culture, although beer or hard liquor was only meant for males in the past, these days it is common to see many girls drinking together with men Ko Khant, a company employee, is busy with a phone making arrangements to meet up with his friends. Previously he could only meet them once a […]
Read More(KPL) A tripartite meeting between the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Lao National Federation of Trade Unions, and the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry was held last week in Vientiane to discuss the raise of minimum wage from current 900,000 kip, approximately US$109, per month. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister of […]
Read MoreFinansia Syrus Securities has partnered with VN Direct Securities, Vietnam’s top online brokerage firm, to allow Thai investors to directly invest in Vietnamese securities via an online trading platform. Chief executive Chuangchai Nawongs said the company is the only domestic brokerage firm providing direct online equities trading on the Hanoi Stock Exchange and the Ho […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysian business leaders’ overall optimism surged to 6% in the fourth quarter of 2017, a sharp rebound from a negative 36% a year ago, according to Grant Thornton’s quarterly business survey. Country managing partner at Grant Thornton Malaysia Datuk NK Jasani said more than half of the business leaders are expecting higher profits in […]
Read MoreBENGALURU: Most Asian currencies fell on Tuesday as a rise in bond yields prompted a slight recovery in the dollar, while market participants awaited clues on U.S. fiscal policy from a two-day Federal Reserve meeting. U.S Treasury yields surged to more than three-year highs on Monday, bolstering the dollar’s yield attraction, which triggered a shift […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore is expected to attract $8 billion to $10 billion in fixed asset investments in 2018, comparable to the previous two years, the Singapore Economic Development Board said at its year-in-review briefing on Tuesday (Jan 30). But the number of jobs this will generate is forecast to be lower than in the past […]
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