Thai 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 MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s provinces such as Quang Ninh, Kien Giang and Khanh Hoa are gearing to develop special administrative-economic zones with expectations that preferential policies will be increased as the National Assembly is discussing the Law on Special Administrative-Economic Units. The southern province of Kien Giang People’s Council, at a recent meeting, approved the Phu […]
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 […]
Read MoreThe 41st Southeast Asia Seminar of Economic Development in Laos and the GMS is being held at the Faculty of Economics and Business Management of the National University of Laos (NUOL) from November 2-7. The event is being attended by NUOL Vice President Associate Professor Dr Houngphet Chanthavong and Professor of Economics at the Centre for […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia on Monday vowed to block Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp Messenger within 48 hours if the service did not ensure that obscene Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) images were removed. WhatsApp, which is widely used in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, said message encryption prevented it from monitoring the third-party providers Indonesians use to […]
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