Homegrown ride-hailing giant Gojek has teamed up with app-based logistics provider Paxel to expand its intercity delivery service to reach Semarang and Surakarta, Central Java, as well as Yogyakarta, amid surging demand during the health crisis, the companies announced on Wednesday. Earlier in April, the two firms launched the GoSend intercity delivery service to transport […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s exports are expected to moderately decline by 3.5% this year compared with a growth of 1.7% (worth RM986.38bil) in 2019, said the Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade). Chief executive officer Datuk Wan Latiff Wan Musa (pic below) said in the first six months of this year, Malaysia’s exports declined by 6.8% […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Philippines (BSP) is looking at investing more in green bond funds as it ramps up sustainable finance framework by encouraging banks to issue more green, social and sustainability bonds. In a virtual press conference, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the central bank invested an additional $200 million in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – There are also strong involvement of Japanese, Korean and Thai companies, which have all expressed interest to develop the LNG power industry in Vietnam. The US have been making strong inroads into Vietnam’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) and power sector in recent months, with an aim to boost bilateral trade of the fuel, […]
Read MoreMINIMUM salaries for Employment Pass (EP) holders in the financial services sector will be raised to S$5,000 from December, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday, setting the bar S$500 higher than the tightened criteria for other sectors in the economy. This is the first time that the Singapore authorities have set higher qualifying […]
Read MoreThe government wants to raise the average yield of domestic paddy production to 600 kilogrammes per rai by 2024 and focus more on premium-grade grains. Speaking on Thursday after a meeting of the working panel on rice strategy, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said higher spending on R&D for rice seeds and variety are desperately needed […]
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