IKANO Private Ltd, which operates IKEA stores in Southeast Asia, yesterday announced an ambitious plan to open one store every year in the region over the next five to 10 years. The company yesterday officially opened its second IKEA store in Bang Yai district of Nonthaburi province. Costing Bt6.3 billion, the store in CentralPlaza WestGate […]
Read MoreAustralia has been an ASEAN dialogue partner since 1974, an acknowledgement of the centrality of ASEAN to the country’s regional security. There have been ASEAN summits with Japan, China, the United States and India but the one in Sydney this weekend is the first in Australia. The summit comes at a time when leaders in ASEAN […]
Read MoreASIAN countries were the most optimistic about the state of their economies this year and for the next few years, based on consistent gross domestic product (GDP) growth in China and several emerging economies in Asia, said a survey by professional services provider PwC. The top four countries – the Philippines, Indonesia, China and Vietnam […]
Read MoreShopee’s press release said the Mall offers 100 per cent authenticity guarantee, free shipping and 15 days return on all products, with an additional wave of unbeatable deals and promotions during the grand launch. Shopee, the leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, has officially launched ‘Shopee Mall’, a new dedicated portal featuring thousands […]
Read MoreChina is now Asean’s largest trading partner, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who spoke to the media late last week at a press conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 2018 National People’s Congress (NPC). Mr Wang said this year marked the fifteenth anniversary of the establishment of the strategic […]
Read MoreThe Asia-Pacific region is “ageing at an unprecedented pace”, with developing facing bigger ageing challenges than developed ones, the United Nations has warned. Given their limited healthcare and pension budgets, developing countries in particular need to look for more innovative ways to improve the quality of life of their senior citizens. Tapping new technology could be […]
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