Omnichannel shopping will still dominate the retail market and businesses need to continue improving their competitiveness to optimize the shopping process. E-commerce is still growing strongly, contributing to post-pandemic economic recovery, local experts said. The market still has a lot of room for development with 71% of Vietnam’s internet users having made at least one […]
Read MoreThe Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) has pledged to use Thailand as a hub for investment in Southeast Asia, the PIF chief said. The fund’s chief, Yasir bin Othman al-Rumayyan, met Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha at the Royal Thai Air Force Airport in Don Mueang on Sunday morning. Government spokesman Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana quoted Prayut […]
Read MoreThe Public Health Ministry will propose declaring Covid-19 endemic on three major tourist islands – Koh Samui in Surat Thani province, Koh Chang in Trat and Phuket – and the reopening of night entertainment venues there. Health permanent secretary Kiattiphum Wongrajit said on Thursday the ministry would seek approval from the Centre for Covid-19 Situation […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade sales registered a growth of 3.9 per cent year-on-year (yoy) in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022), said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the increase was attributed to the motor vehicles sub-sector which rose 8.8 per cent, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’s life insurance industry saw a 2 per cent dip in weighted new business premiums to S$1.21 billion in the first quarter of 2022, from S$1.23 billion in the year-ago period. This came as sales of annual-premium products dropped 20 per cent to S$555.1 million, from S$692.8 million in the year-ago period, according to data […]
Read MoreVietnam is likely to rank second in Asia this year in terms of pork consumption, according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The reopening of restaurants, schools and factories in localities following a long suspension due to the Covid-19 pandemic has boosted demand. This has been further fuelled by the recovery of […]
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