Grab, Southeast Asia’s biggest ride-hailing app, plans to invest US$100 million in Myanmar as it extends its battle with Uber Technologies Inc to capture exploding use of smartphones. Grab will invest the money over the next three years and work with local governments to expand ride-hailing to more cities and roll out services such as […]
Read MoreHANOI — After tasting success in the first seven months, the issue of Government bonds have been facing difficulty from early August with the bidders’ expectation of rising interest rate and decreasing bank liquidity. Following the unsuccessful auctions in the first two weeks of August, the State Treasury was more cautious last week, conducting an […]
Read MoreHCM CITY – Members of 21 APEC economies yesterday discussed measures to enhance supply chain connectivity at the 7th meeting of the APEC Alliance for Supply Chain (A2C2) group. The meeting was held in HCM City within the framework of the third Senior Officials Meeting (SOM 3) and related meetings. Discussion centred on the progress of APEC supply-chain […]
Read MoreHANOI – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc this week approved the plan to scrutinise and streamline the legal framework for the management of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in Vietnam. With this go-ahead, it is expected that such currencies will be recognised legally in the country soon. The PM has asked the Ministry of Justice to […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — A two-day conference on APEC advertising standards resumed on Thursday in HCM City, with a focus on delivering responsible advertising in key sectors at a time of increased digital access. The conference was held by the Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) within the framework of the third Senior Officials Meeting (SOM […]
Read MoreHCM CITY – APEC members shared their experiences in assisting companies, especially micro, small and medium-sized ones, smoothly register for doing business at a workshop titled “Simplified business registration and incorporation according to international best practices” held in HCM City on Thursday. Hosted by the US, the workshop attracted around 100 participants and experts from […]
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