APPROVED investments in Malaysia slumped in the first quarter amid the Covid-19 pandemic, with full-year investment approvals likely to halve from 2019, UOB economists Julia Goh and Loke Siew Ting said in a July 21 note. Total approved investments were down 34 per cent year on year at RM37.4 billion. The bulk of this was […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Growing Chinese investment to Vietnam could turn the Southeast Asian country into a transshipment point for China to reroute its exports to a third country. With complicated trade relations between China and other countries, Vietnam should remain cautious about growing Chinese investment in the country, according to the Vietnam Institute for Economic and […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Thailand will extend a state of emergency until the end of August, a senior official said on Wednesday, maintaining the security measure put in place to contain its coronavirus outbreak. The announcement comes after nearly two months without local transmission and with many people in Thailand questioning the need for an emergency decree. “It […]
Read MoreThe ASEAN Online Sale Day (AOSD), an initiative of Vietnam within ASEAN’s cooperative framework, is to take place on e-commerce platforms on August 8, the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (IDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced. It will be the first online shopping event conducted simultaneously throughout the entire ASEAN […]
Read MoreInstant messaging platform WhatsApp has released a new feature to allow business accounts to display their product catalogs through a hyperlink as the company embarks on a training program for small and medium enterprises. Facebook Indonesia public policy manager Karissa Sjawaldy said that business owners usually showcased their products on other platforms such as Instagram, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) has revised downward the revenue target for medical tourism this year by 75% from its original target amid the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic. It now expects medical tourism revenue for 2020 to reach RM500mil, with RM2bil in estimated economic impact. Speaking at a press briefing yesterday, […]
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