The Lao tourism industry is not only playing a significant role in boosting economic growth, but is also creating a huge number of job opportunities for local people, experts have noted. The United Nations’ World Travel and Tourism Council unveiled its latest report recently, which indicated that tourism has directly resulted in 114,000 jobs being […]
Read MoreFinance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati says the ministry is lowering its economic projection, which is in a rage of 5.17 to 5.4 percent, compared to the 5.4 percent economic growth projected in the 2018 state budget. This Finance Ministry’s projection is lower than that of Bank Indonesia’s (BI), which is 5.2 percent. “If BI sees […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Hanoi People’s Committee has recently issued Plan No. 118/KH-UBND, on organizing “Hanoi 2018 – Investment and Development Cooperation” Conference. Under the plan, the conference will take place from 7.30AM to 12.00AM on June 16, 2018 at the National Convention Center (No.1 Thang Long Avenue, Me Tri Ward, Nam Tu Liem District). It […]
Read MoreTHE government has expressed confidence that investors will be drawn to a massive project that will see U-Tapao International Airport redeveloped as part of an overall plan for an Eastern Airport City. Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana recently conveyed the government’s optimism for the project – a key element of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) – […]
Read MoreVietnamese hospitality company TTC Group announced on Sunday that it has opened a hotel in Siem Reap, its first outside Vietnam, in a move sector insiders believe will lead to increasing numbers of tourists from that country. The TTC Group’s subsidiary in Cambodia operates the TTC Hotel Premium-Angkor, a four-star hotel consisting of 84 rooms […]
Read MorePRIME Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said he’ll cancel a planned high-speed railway that was intended to reduce journey times between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from about five hours to 90 minutes. Bloomberg Opinion columnists David Fickling and Adam Minter debate the topic. David Fickling: I think we both agree that high-speed rail, or […]
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