The Hanoitimes – Vietnam`s high and steady economic growth in the past years has strongly drawn foreign capital and investment in local firms, considered as the shortest way for foreign investors to enter the Vietnamese market. Foreign investors have been making more indirect investments into Vietnamese firms via capital contribution or share acquisition so as […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singaporeans’ deep-seated desire for home ownership has seen them snap up the biggest share of residential properties versus foreigners in a decade. About 79 percent of private apartments went to Singaporeans in the first quarter, the most since the first three months of 2009, according to property consultants OrangeTee & Tie Pte. And the […]
Read MoreTHE results for several international studies covering a range of topics recently released included Brunei Darussalam in their findings. One such study was the Henley Passport Index, in which the passport of Brunei Darussalam was named as the 21st most powerful in the world, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 165. Japan, Singapore and South Korea now […]
Read MoreNETS will share with Myanmar’s national payment network its technical and operational knowledge on Singapore’s unified e-payment system for QR codes – the Singapore Quick Response (SGQR) Central Repository platform, with the intention of implementing a similar platform in the South-east Asian country. This is the first project under the new payment technology exchange and development […]
Read MorePresident Bounnhang Vorachit has voiced the Lao government’s support for the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, saying the global project will help to transform Laos from being landlocked into a land link. Speaking at a session of the Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing last weekend, the president said the Belt […]
Read MoreInvestment Alert Tax Force chairman Tongam L. Tobing has said the investment watchdog found 144 unlicensed peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, including those operating from foreign countries such as China, Malaysia, Singapore and the United States. The Financial Services Authority (OJK) previously said it had blocked hundreds of unlicensed P2P lending websites and applications. However, unlicensed platforms could easily be […]
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