When we think about future skills, we need to consider the uniqueness of the 10 countries within ASEAN – a bloc that is home to more than 600 million people. Technology has been transforming lives for hundreds of years – from steam engines, automation and machines, to progressively becoming an intimate part of humankind through […]
Read MoreYANGON (REUTERS) – Uber Technologies is only hiring government-accredited taxi drivers in Myanmar, a regional executive said, a move that allows it to avoid the legal hurdles that have dogged it across Asia in one of the region’s last frontier markets. This partnership with local taxi drivers and their unions is unique to Myanmar, Sam […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows recorded a double-digit growth of 11 percent in the first two months on the back of sustained growth in the economy, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. Net FDI inflows amounted to $1.05 billion in the first two months, $104 million higher than the $947 […]
Read MoreThai GDP possibly grew at a marginally faster rate from January to March than in the previous quarter as state investment and private consumption underpinned recovery momentum despite private investment remaining tepid, economists say. “The Thai economy is expected to have grown by 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter, up from 3% growth recorded in […]
Read More‘We cannot continue to pour in resources,’ its president says of business in the Southeast Asian market. Japan’s second largest convenience store chain FamilyMart plans to stay focused on domestic market as it reported losses in several Southeast Asian economies including Vietnam. Koji Takayanagi, the chain president, said the firm is reviewing loss-making businesses in […]
Read MoreCambodia for the first time will hold the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Asean with Prime Minister Hun Sen opening the three-day meeting today that brings together more than 700 leaders from business, government, academia and civil society. The theme for this year’s WEF on Asean is “Youth, Technology and Growth: Securing Asean’s Digital and […]
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