The Yangon-Bangkok highway project that will allow people to reach Bangkok Yangon by bus in nine hours has launched with financial assistance from Asia Development Bank, according to the Ministry of Construction. Currently, it takes 16 hours to travel 570 miles from Thialwa, Yangon to Bangkok by vehicles. One the new route, it will take […]
Read MoreBangkok ranked the seventh most affordable office market to fit out in Asia-Pacific at US$713 or 21,390 baht per square metre, 170% less expensive than Tokyo, the most expensive, according to property consultant JLL Thailand. Stephen Taylor, managing director of project and development services, said fit-out costs in Bangkok were relatively stable despite price competition […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia recorded a 78.6% fall in tourism arrivals from January to September contraction in the tourism industry due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has impacted the tourism sector globally. Bernama reported that the number of tourists fell to 4.29 million compared with over 20.10 million in the previous corresponding period with the movement […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Despite challenges, Vietnam’s banks are nearly approaching their full-year targets but the risk provision pressure remains great. Preliminary business results of commercial banks in the first nine months delivered a positive picture of the banking sector in 2020. Despite challenges banks have faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, banks are nearly approaching their full-year […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE, Dec. 8 (Xinhua) — Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith will chair the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) and Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summits via video conference on Wednesday, according to a Lao Foreign Ministry statement. Lao Prime Minister Thongloun and his delegation will also join leaders at the Ninth Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit the same day. […]
Read MoreThe Phnom Penh International Airport railway tracks spanning busy Russian Boulevard will be covered over with a protective layer of sand and bitumen in order to save on maintenance costs, according to the Royal Group. The railway line, currently not in use because of a lack of passengers, is slated to become operational in the […]
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