Indonesia has maintained a single-digit poverty rate as it posted a 9.66 percent rate as of September 2018, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) reported on Tuesday, with the number of poor people standing at 25.67 million. The figure decreased from 9.82 percent in March, meaning 280,000 people had been lifted out of poverty. The figure has inched […]
Read MoreSingapore, alongside Hong Kong, has the world’s most online businesses that have gone international. This was one of the key findings of a research report by payments infrastructure company Stripe published on Tuesday (Jan 15), which looked at how online businesses expand internationally. The report surveyed over 9,000 founders and senior executives of online businesses across 15 countries – including 601 […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asia has eclipsed China as the region most likely to produce the best investment returns, as the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing puts a chill on the world’s second-largest economy, according to a survey at the Asian Financial Forum 2019. About 39 per cent of respondents viewed Southeast Asia as having the […]
Read MoreMore than 100 million plastic bags have not bee used at Thailand’s 7-eleven stores in the past month, valued at more than 20 million baht. CP All Public Company, the sole operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores in Thailand, announced its intention to reduce and, eventually, to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags at all […]
Read MoreBrunei Exporters first need to register with the Registry of Companies and Business Names (through the Ministry of Finance) in order to obtain a company registration number. Then, they should register with Brunei’s Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED). Afterwards, exporters will be able to make an account on the Brunei Darussalam National Single Window […]
Read MoreDANANG — The central city of Danang has called for investment from Singapore to build a 33km tram line connecting the city and Hoi An by 2025, vice chairman of the city’s People’s Committee Dang Viet Dung said in a working session with Tan Keng Hwee Seth, Executive Director of Infrastructure Asia (IA) of Singapore. […]
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