Thailand’s food business is thriving as the number of new restaurants last year almost doubled from 2018, driven by continuous growth in food delivery service and entrepreneurship. Wongnai, Thailand’s leading lifestyle platform, reported yesterday the number of new restaurants tallied 70,149 in 2019, up from 35,613 in 2018. Yod Chinsupakul, chief executive of Wongnai, said […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI (BERNAMA) – India’s Finance Ministry has issued a notification that said the import tax on crude palm oil (CPO) will be 44 per cent, but trade sources point out there is no change in the existing duty structure on cargoes from ASEAN. “In the (Indian federal) budget notification, import duty is mentioned as […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s hotel market is pushing for more domestic-centered marketing initiatives amid the temporary China travel ban, an industry group said. Hotel and Sales Marketing Association (HSMA) president Christine Ibarreta said hotels are currently experiencing a 20 percent to 40 percent booking cancellation rate. “But we do have to accept this fact…,” […]
Read MoreThailand ranked No.1 for internet users engaging in mobile banking, as well as time spent on game consoles, according to the Digital 2020 report. The report was published by We Are Social Inc agency in partnership with social media solutions provider Hootsuite, focusing on digital, mobile and social media trends around the world. Regarding the […]
Read MoreCambodia’s government is hoping to retain its preferential trade status with the UK after it left the European Union. Currently the Kingdom benefits from a preferential trade deal with the EU known as Everything but Arms (EBA) but there are fears this will be withdrawn later this month amid allegations of human rights breaches. Although […]
Read MoreStatistics Indonesia (BPS) has started to include prices of services provided by ride-hailing startups Gojek and Grab, among other new components, in the country’s inflation calculation. BPS head Suhariyanto said on Monday that the agency incorporated the new price components into the country’s consumer price index (CPI) because of their significant economic sizes. “There are […]
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