KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian retail industry achieved a better-than-expected growth rate of 3.8% in retail sales for the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19) as compared with the same period in 2018, said the Domestic Trade & Consumer Affairs Ministry. Deputy Minister Chong Chieng Jen (pix) said as of 1Q19, the services sector contributed 57% to gross domestic product […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) -The authorities will no longer approve the construction of fuel depots and petrol stations close to communities, key government offices, temples, rivers or television and radio stations, according to a new ministerial decision. Minister of Public Works and Transport, Dr Bounchanh Sinthavong, on June 18 put into practice the newly amended ministerial […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – A survey conducted by pollster Kedai Kopi on July 19, 2019, discovered that as many as 60 percent of the respondents asserted that the ASEAN organization still brings benefits. However, the survey also recorded only 19.7 percent who are optimistic about the future of ASEAN. The survey was carried out among 117 respondents in […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Fintech start-up soCash is gearing up to grow its Asian distribution network after raising US$6 million (S$8.2 million) in Series B funding, it announced on Monday (July 22). The funding round was led by Japan’s Glory Ltd, and participated by global venture capital fund network Vertex Ventures as well as Standard Chartered Bank’s […]
Read MoreCambodia aims to begin exporting milled rice to Indonesia, one of the biggest rice markets in Asean, in the near future, according to the Minister of Commerce. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia The two countries celebrated last week 60 years of diplomatic relations, which was marked by holding the Cambodia-Indonesia Friendship […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In June alone, a total of 10,540 cars were imported to Vietnam with value of US$254 million, up 26.5% month-on-month. Vietnam imported 75,437 cars worth US$1.95 billion in the first six months of 2019, increasing 6-fold in quantity and 12.9% in value year-on-year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC). […]
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