The national e-payment scheme, mobile banking and smart factories are driving demand for application security service technology in Thailand, says a US-based application delivery network firm. Watchara: Applications are the new normal “There is strong demand for application security solutions in the local market, in particular mobile financial service applications,” said Watchara Jiracharoensuwan, country manager […]
Read MoreHANOI: Vietnam received an estimated $17.5 billion (573 million baht) in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2017, up 10.8% from the previous year, the government’s ministry of planning and investment said. This was in line with the government’s expectation in November. FDI pledges for new projects, increased capital and stake acquisitions jumped 44.4% from a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism (DOT) wants to attract more investments for the hotel sector to address the demand for more accommodation facilities brought about by the increase in tourist arrivals. “There are a lot of investors wanting to invest in the Philippines,” Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo told The STAR. “We are […]
Read MoreThe European Commission has announced it is investigating the potential laundering of Chinese shipments of citric acid through Cambodia, allowing Chinese manufacturers to flout export restrictions. The European Commission (EC) imposed duties on Chinese citric acid in early 2015 after determining that the chemical was being sold in European Union (EU) markets far below the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was slightly higher against the greenback in early trading Tuesday, on market expectation that Bank Negara Malaysia will likely increase the overnight policy rate in early 2018. As at 9.04 am(1004gmt), the local unit stood at 4.0750/0800 against the US dollar from 4.0770/0800 at the close last Friday. A dealer said […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S inflation continued to remain subdued in November, even as consumer prices for several items such as healthcare, transport and education went up. Headline inflation was 0.6 per cent in November against year-ago prices, according to Department of Statistics data released on Tuesday. This is up from 0.4 per cent in the previous month, largely […]
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