The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is likely to postpone the new garbage collection fee for another year, in a bid perceived as populist appeasement. The Bangkok Council on Wednesday gave initial approval to a proposal tabled by Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang asking that the new fee should be put off for another year. Governor Aswin […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Inefficient border procedures are preventing Vietnam from improving its trade competitiveness. Vietnam’s customs authority on August 27 had a meeting with the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to discuss the implementation of the trade facilitation program (TFP) project backed by the latter, focusing on boosting efficiency in specialized inspection on trade activities. […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: The global economy could be hit by a second wave of damage from the U.S.-China trade war — and it will be much more severe than the first, Indonesia’s finance minister said. The outlook for global growth already was cut amid the dispute between the world’s two biggest economies, but the escalation in hostilities […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is looking at amending e-commerce laws to increase business opportunities for local and foreign investors looking to invest in the e-commerce industry. “Thailand will pursue greater connectivity economically in the Asean region through public-private partnership infrastructure projects and strive to become the central economic, transportation and innovation hub of the region,” said […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – More international franchises want to penetrate the market to capitalize on the fast-growing demand in food and beverage, retail, and various services. Foreign franchisers are eyeing the Vietnamese convenient store market, expecting significantly from the new profitable business model. According to Yun Ju Young, managing director of GS25 Vietnam, besides South Korea, other […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’s housing market isn’t turning out to be the beneficiary many may have thought from Hong Kong’s increasingly fraught protests. Instead, investors are looking to cheaper property markets like Malaysia, Thailand and Taiwan. “People here tend to think there are only two cities in the world — Hong Kong and Singapore, ” said Alan Cheong, […]
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