A CHANGING economic landscape is the driving force for reform in Thailand’s higher education system, with the Thailand 4.0 economic strategy prompting universities to adapt curricula to meet government policy and industrial demand. In early February King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) and Chulalongkorn University (CU), both public institutions based in Bangkok, announced they […]
Read MoreCybercrime is relentless, undiminished, and unlikely to stop, thus presenting a cybersecurity threat and potential revenue losses for every businesses, according to a recent study. Cyber crime cost the Asia Pacific region US$171 billion (Bt5.34 trillion) in damages, almost a third of the global total of $544.5 billion, found the study by the Centre for […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia Governor Agus Martowardojo was present in the annual ASEAN Central Bank Governors and Financial Ministers meeting on April 6, 2018, in Singapore. The meeting highlighted a theme of Resilience and Innovation. “Bank Indonesia supported the strategic action plan to create a stable, integrated, and inclusive regional financial sector,” Agus said in a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is planning to boost infrastructure investments in ASEAN, in a bid to capitalize on the economic growth in the region. “ADB will increase financing throughout the ASEAN region, based on its eight principles for infrastructure investment,” ADB president Takehiko Nakao said in a speech at the 21st […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup announces its stepping in pharmaceutical industry with the launch of its own brand Vinfa. As announced in Vingroup’s website on Sunday, the firm will establish a pharmaceutical research and production center worth VND2,200 billion (US$97.9 million) in Bac Ninh province. Covering an area of nearly 10hectares, the project’s first phase is […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Out of 370 business conditions under the Ministry of Finance (MoF) management responsibility, half of this number is proposed to abolish and simplify. Specifically, the MoF suggested to abolish 99 requirements and simplifying the other 89, equivalent to 50.8% of the total business conditions, informed the agency during a meeting with the government […]
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