ONLINE shopping platform Lazada is optimistic that the Philippines will be one of the top e-commerce countries in the world because of the huge number of Filipinos who actively use social media, a company executive said on Monday. Inanc Balci, Lazada co-founder and chief executive officer, said the local e-commerce industry has an advantage in […]
Read MoreTHAILAND will foster its strategic position in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s (Apec) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Vietnam, while adjusting itself to cope with global dynamics and sustainability and enticing investment into the nation and the regional bloc. The 25th Apec economic leaders’ meeting will be held November 8-11 in Vietnam. About 21 Apec members will […]
Read MoreLaos and Malaysia plan to continue to promote economic cooperation after seeing the progress made in recent years. Malaysia’s investments have helped to improve the quality of life for Lao people, it was noted when economic experts from the two countries met in Vientiane last week. The Lao delegation was led by the Director of […]
Read MoreThai cement manufacturer Siam Cement Group (SCG) has seen total sales revenue in Cambodia reach $254 million during the first nine months of the year, according to a company press release yesterday. Sales revenue for the third quarter in the Kingdom had amounted to $84 million, which is comparable to last year’s revenue in the […]
Read MoreHANOI — Alibaba group Chairman Jack Ma said yesterday that deep-seated hesitation among Vietnamese consumers could hamper mobile payment development in the country. Addressing the Vietnam Electronic Payment Forum 2017 (VEPF) in the capital city, the Chinese tycoon said the rate of cash transactions in Vietnam was too high, despite the huge potential to develop e-commerce in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) said yesterday inflation likely accelerated to 3.5 percent in October, the highest in almost three years, due mainly to higher prices of utilities. Finance Undersecretary Gil Beltran said the inflation rate likely rose to 3.5 percent in October, higher than the 3.4 percent growth a month ago […]
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