DHL Express will invest some 690 million euros (S$1.1 billion) over the next two years to build new facilities or expand existing ones in its key growth markets of Australia, Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea. It also plans to spend close to 60 million euros to bolster its Asia-Pacific air network, such as by […]
Read MoreIndonesia is pushing for a travel corridor arrangement for Southeast Asian countries to be in place in the first three months of 2021. President Joko Widodo said a declaration on the travel corridor will be issued during the ongoing Asean Summit. Indonesia proposed the move in June, when Thailand and Malaysia said they backed the […]
Read MoreThailand and fellow Asean members have clinched a deal to ease the flow of essential medical goods and supplies to fight the pandemic. Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said he and fellow Asean economic ministers virtually signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to facilitate the imports and exports of 152 medical goods amid the […]
Read MoreThe government has joined the other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in signing an agreement on relaxing non-tariff measures (NTM) for the trade of essential goods during the COVID-19 pandemic. Indonesia signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday. The MoU will be valid for the next two years and cover trade […]
Read More[HANOI] Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started on Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region. Once signed, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be the world’s largest trade pact in terms of […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asia’s internet economy will hit US$105 billion this year, as the coronavirus crisis prompted stuck-at-home consumers to go online to shop, get food delivered at home and for entertainment purposes, an industry report said on Tuesday. The report, which covers Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and the Philippines, said the region added 40 million new […]
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