[SINGAPORE] Singapore and India are in talks about resuming scheduled commercial passenger flights gradually between the two countries. But Singapore is not discussing an air travel bubble arrangement with India in which leisure travel can resume, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) has said. Air travel bubbles, such as the one agreed between Singapore […]
Read MoreIntel had poured an additional 475 million USD into Intel Products Vietnam (IPV), its single-largest assembly and test plant within the Intel Assembly and Test (ATM) network, IPV Director of Finance Alan Danner said on January 27. He made the announcement during a meeting with businesses hosted by Saigon Hi-tech Park (SHTP) in Ho Chi […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Producer Price Index (PPI) for local production declined at a slower rate of 2.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in December 2020 compared with 3.0% in November 2020. The Statistics Department said the continuous increase in the index of agriculture, forestry & fishing (23.5%) and the positive change in manufacturing index (0.2%) reinforced the momentum […]
Read MoreSeveral local residents and tourism operators surveyed want Thailand to reopen borders to international tourists with a 14-day quarantine still in place, according to the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT). A survey conducted by TCT found 60% of locals and 50% of tourism operators agree with the idea, said Chamnan Srisawat, TCT’s president. A mandatory […]
Read MoreCambodia prioritised the development of its telecommunications infrastructure as a commitment at the first ASEAN Digital Ministers’ Meeting. ASEAN, already the most-connected region in the world, has set a goal for transitioning to a digital economy under the ASEAN Digital Masterplan 2025. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, much of the discussion was based on the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (UPDATE 12:14 p.m., Jan. 28) — The Philippine economy expectedly shrank the largest on record last year after the coronavirus pandemic messed not only with the country’s hard-earned economic laurels but also with its ambitions to become a middle-income economy under President Rodrigo Duterte. The health crisis’ impact was so severe that the slump in gross […]
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