[NUSA DUA, Indonesia] Jack Ma, executive chairman of China’s Alibaba Group Holding, said on Saturday he plans to open an institute to train thousands of tech entrepreneurs in Indonesia, where he is already an adviser to the government on e-commerce. Ma did not say when the Jack Ma Institute of Entrepreneurs would launch, but said […]
Read MoreGRAB will launch in Singapore on Tuesday a beta trial of GrabExpress, its on-demand door-to-door delivery and courier service, to serve the growing demand for instant delivery of parcels. The beta service of GrabExpress will first be piloted among selected Grab users, and is limited to delivery from the eastern part of Singapore to the eastern fringe […]
Read MoreTourism business leaders have called for the government to use measures and campaigns to boost tourism from other markets if there is no concrete plan to reclaim arrivals from China. Despite several discussions with tourism authorities over the drop in the Chinese market in recent weeks, operators have not yet found a solution. A proposal was […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In the survey conducted by Q & Me, a Vietnam`s market research service, in 2017, 88% of Vietnamese searched online travel information, of which 35% used the Internet for tourist information. Using 4.0 technology is an opportunity for Vietnam to make breakthroughs in the tourims industry, the information was announced by Deputy Director […]
Read MoreMyanmar’s economic outlook is extremely bleak, say many regional experts, and local business sentiment continues to slide downward. And with foreign investment down substantially from last year, future growth is likely to fall short of government targets. This combination of negative factors has led to an increasingly fractious relationship between the country’s business community and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists of private banks raised anew their inflation forecasts over the next three years amid rising global oil prices, higher food prices, a weak peso, and the effects of the implementation of the tax reform program. A survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed higher inflation forecasts of 5.3 instead of 4.5 percent for this […]
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