The electronics sector accounts for 20% to 50% of the total value of exports of most countries in Asia. High quantities of the world’s consumer electronics like televisions, radios, computers, and cellular phones come from the ASEAN region. More than 80% of the world’s hard drives are made in ASEAN. The ASEAN countries are: Brunei […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which make up 90 per cent of businesses in Vietnam, should take advantage of new marketing tools like social media to have access to global value chains, experts said at a meeting held yesterday in HCM City. Speaking at the forum on SMEs, Mai Huynh, a representative of […]
Read MoreThe National Bank of Cambodia yesterday held its 13th liquidity-providing collateralised operation, making 40 billion riel ($9.89 million) available to financial institutions in an auction in which repurchase agreements, or repos, were signed for 2 billion riel ($500,000). Only one financial institution made a successful bid during the auction, receiving funds at an interest rate […]
Read MoreStyle, the region’s most comprehensive lifestyle trade show, is expected to draw more than 60,000 buyers and promote Thailand as a regional hub of the lifestyle industry. The fair comprises three events: the Bangkok International Fashion Fair and Bangkok International Leather Fair; the Bangkok International Gift Fair and Bangkok International Houseware Fair; and the Thailand […]
Read MoreHANOI — Creating encouraging polices and a clear legal system is crucial to attracting investment to creative start-ups, according to a Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) official. Dang Huy Dong, deputy minister of Planning and Investment, said that currently, guidelines on the establishment, management and funding and investment mechanisms for small and medium enterprises […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Labour has expressed confidence that orders in the garment industry will increase next year due to improved working conditions and the introduction of a higher minimum wage for the sector. Minister of Labour Ith Samheng said foreign purchasers were satisfied with what Cambodia had achieved when it comes to worker welfare and […]
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