7-Eleven has signed a master franchise agreement with CP ALL Laos, a subsidiary of Thailand’s CP ALL Public Company, to operate 7-Eleven stores within Laos. The first 7-Eleven convenience store is expected to open in Vientiane Capital in 2022. CP ALL has held the licensing agreement for the 7-Eleven brand in its home country of Thailand […]
Read MorePLASTIC recycling stakeholders in South-east Asia face the danger of bankruptcy or permanent closure if immediate action is not taken to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and oil prices on the recyling value chain, a study has suggested. A white paper released on Monday by GA Circular and Circulate Capital said the plastics recycling […]
Read MoreAuthorities are planning to sharpen the skills of 8,500 potential workers next year to serve 12 targeted S-curve industries in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) that are short on highly skilled labour in advanced technology. Thailand is struggling with a labour shortage as it adapts to digital disruptions, with the country unable to supply workers […]
Read MoreMore positive news has come for Cambodia’s nascent and struggling oil and gas exploration endeavours. PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Service Corp (PV Drilling)’s rig PV Drilling III will implement its contract to drill five new wells for Kris Energy in the Kingdom’s waters for three months, starting in October, vietnamplus.vn reports. Cambodia’s oil and gas […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s economy faces a “near-certain recession” in the third quarter this year, economists say, as a robust economic recovery will depend on whether the government can control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and stimulate people’s purchasing power. The government will need to focus on controlling the coronavirus outbreak amid a rising number of coronavirus […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Favorable investor sentiment over the country’s sound macroeconomic fundamentals is expected to provide support to the peso, which appreciated to its strongest level in nearly four years, despite weaker inflows due to the pandemic, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Dioko said the local currency should continue to […]
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