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Singapore incubator BLOCK71 expands into Ho Chi Minh

STARTUPS in Singapore and Vietnam can now look forward to a new incubation space in Ho Chi Minh City to kickstart their entrepreneurial journey in both countries. Singapore’s NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), is partnering Vietnamese state-owned property developer Becamex IDC Corporation to establish its eighth BLOCK71 in Vietnam. A memorandum […]

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Cambodia and S.Korea closer to signing FTA

Cambodia and South Korea yesterday announced they have signed an agreement to launch a joint feasibility study into the creation of a free trade agreement. The agreement to conduct the study was signed between South Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak in the Korean city of Busan, where a two-day […]

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Thailand: Unemployment records Q3 increase

The unemployment rate in the third quarter edged up from the same period last year and the previous quarter because of a slowing economy, floods in the Northeast and drought in some parts of the country. The government’s planning unit, the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), reported on Monday the unemployment rate was 1.04% […]

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Myanmar: Kachin to focus on three sectors to boost economy

Kachin State officials will set a policy to prioritise three sectors for sustainable economic development in the state, business officials have revealed to The Myanmar Times. U Hkyet Hting Nan, chair of the Kachin Entrepreneurs Association (KEA) said agriculture and livestock, hotels and eco-tourism, and natural resources and finished products will be the focus of efforts […]

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