HANOI: The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) urged Vietnam on Monday to ease its lengthy quarantine period for vaccinated travellers and allow the private sector to help procure Covid-19 vaccines for their employees in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnam effectively closed its borders to normal outside travel in March 2020, and has only allowed its […]
Read MoreThai exports are maintaining healthy growth momentum and likely increased by more than 10% in April, says Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit. Mr Jurin revealed on Friday the country’s exports have passed the low point, with outbound shipments increasing by more than 10% in April from US$18.9 billion (593 billion baht) fetched the same month last […]
Read MoreKasikornbank (KBank) forecasts the baht will weaken further against the US dollar by June this year because of dividend repatriation by foreign investors and the country’s lower current account surplus. For May 17-21, dividend payments of SET-listed companies are expected to exceed 18.7 billion baht, while the following week the amount is estimated at 6.53 […]
Read MoreTHE Restaurant Association of Singapore (RAS) and the Singapore Nightlife Business Association (SNBA) have called for rental support from landlords and commission support from food delivery platforms, while dining out is banned for almost a month under stricter Covid-19 measures. They are asking for commission rebates or waivers of 50 per cent from food delivery […]
Read MoreMany e-commerce firms still hold a traditional business mindset that does not keep up with the 4th industrial revolution as the companies lack interactions with customers. In early 2021, Mr. Nam Truong (Hanoi) wanted to buy a new washing machine. Searching on the Internet, he saw that prices were different, so he used a price […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate surged to 4.7% in April from a year ago, the highest since 2018, due to the spike in crude oil prices which fuelled the increase in petrol and diesel prices. Chief Statistician Malaysia, Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on Friday the April CPI was the highest inflation since […]
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