Mobile operators are urging the telecom regulator to comply with its earlier pledge to reduce the universal service obligation (USO) fee rate and waive the mobile phone numbering fee for three months as part of incentives for carriers that were asked to provide 10 gigabytes of free data to subscribers in April last year to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The lack of empty containers had directly impacted the exports of Vietnam’s agricultural products. Global economic recovery and the roll out of massive Covid-19 vaccine across the globe would help boost the outlook of Vietnam’s sea freight transport. However, an ongoing issue of shortage of empty shipping boxes could return and pose high […]
Read MoreDespite the mass exodus of expats and foreigners causing a blip in Cambodia’s otherwise strong rental sector, realty businesses are forecasting a positive bounce back in 2021. Sales manager at Asian Condo Brokers, Leigh Ratcliffe, says Cambodia as a whole is still a popular place for foreign investment despite the pandemic. “Phnom Penh especially appeals […]
Read MoreTOKYO: Exports from the six largest Southeast Asian economies fell by 2.2% in 2020 from a year earlier to a combined $1.35 trillion, a relatively small decline given the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro). Of the six, only Vietnam posted an increase in exports for […]
Read MoreHotel operators want the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) to lift the ban on drinking alcohol at hotels so they can compensate for weaker occupancy rates with F&B revenue. Poor tourism sentiment has led to fewer bookings, generating less revenue for hotels. But some properties have outlets serving outside guests and have survived by […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (AFP) – Malaysia’s economy last year contracted at its fastest pace in more than two decades, as the coronavirus shuttered businesses and hammered the country’s key exports, data showed yesterday. Full-year gross domestic product shrank 5.6 per cent, the statistics department said, marking the worst performance since a 7.4-per cent drop in 1998 […]
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