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Foreign investors eye Vietnam’s food processing industry

The Hanoitimes – Steady growth and preferential policies have made Vietnamese food processing industry increasingly attractive to foreign investors. Vietnam, with more than 94 million consumers and an abundant material source, has recently witnessed many merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the food processing industry. VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund (VOF), the flagship fund of VinaCapital, has […]

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Cambodia, Thailand end cross-border rail transport talks

Cambodia and Thailand on Friday concluded negotiations on the transport of goods and people by train across their shared border, with an official agreement expected to be signed in upcoming months. The ball is now on Thailand’s court, according to Cambodian officials, who said they are now waiting on their Thai counterparts to hold internal […]

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Go-Jek confirms expansion to Singapore

Go-Jek spokesman Michael Reza Say says the homegrown ride-hailing app will expand its business to Singapore this year, following moves to Vietnam and Thailand. “We will [expand to Singapore] this year, but we can’t give any details about it yet,” he said on Friday as quoted by Tempo. According to its website, the Indonesian ride-hailing […]

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Philippines urged to conclude negotiations on trade agreements

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is being urged to take part in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and to reach out to the Pacific Alliance in order to take advantage of opportunities offered by trade blocs. In a memorandum to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Advisory Council (ABAC) Philippines said the […]

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Malaysia: Increasing digitalisation raises job loss fears

PETALING JAYA: At least two in five Malaysian employees (43%) feel their jobs are at risk due to an increasingly digital economy, according to Workday, an enterprise cloud applications company for finance and human resources. In a study conducted by Workday and global market intelligence firm, IDC, titled “The Drive for the Digitally-enabled Workforce”, it was […]

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