Low spending on research and development, coupled with “shallow” digital infrastructure that includes some of the world’s slowest 4G speeds, will impede the progress of Thailand’s drive towards a digital future, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The country placed 49th out of 82 countries surveyed in the Technological Readiness Ranking for 2018‑22 released recently […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s e-commerce market has received big attention from foreign investors in recent years with most of big e-commerce firms operating in the country being foreign invested ones. Vu Viet Ngoan, head of Economic Advisory Team of the Prime Minister, said that out of 20 e-commerce businesses operating in Vietnam last year, as many […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – There is euphoria in the Singapore property market, and developers, banks and home buyers should be cautious, said Mr Ravi Menon, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Developers should be cautious when making their land bids, bearing in mind the supply that is coming on-stream, said Mr Menon on Wednesday (July 4). […]
Read MorePeople can now board a train in Phnom Penh and travel all the way to Poipet, in the border with Thailand, after the last section of the western rail line was officially inaugurated yesterday. Renovation work on the western rail line, which covers 386 kilometres and connects the capital with the Thai border, has now […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s economic managers remain lukewarm to pursuing more big-ticket projects via public-private partnership (PPP) even as the shift in financing mode from official development assistance (ODA) to other modes is being considered. In a briefing yesterday, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said should government pull out some projects from ODA financing […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The increase in electricity tariff, which can result in an additional cost of more than RM100mil per annum to the iron and steel industry, may impede the recovery of the sector. According to the Malaysian Iron and Steel Industry Federation (Misif), the industry, despite having emerged from the doldrums, continued to operate in […]
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