Due to an import ban on rice, sugar and maize by China, trade at the Myanmar-China border has been at a standstill for the past month, U Khin Maung Lwin assistant secretary at the Ministry of Commerce said. To avoid paying high import tariffs on those commodities by the Chinese authorities, the number of traders […]
Read MoreOnly left-hand drive vehicles can be imported into Myanmar next year, the authorities have announced. Myanmar’s Supervisory Committee for Motor Vehicles Import outlined sthe new auto import policy on October 26. But the announcement did not improve confidence in the auto market. The government lays out the vehicle import policy every year. This year, there […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Meal delivery service foodpanda on Wednesday (Nov 7) announced the launch of Pick-Up, a service that lets customers order their meals on the foodpanda app or website and pick up their orders from the restaurants themselves. The start-up told The Business Times that at launch, foodpanda will be the only food delivery service in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Andy Ho, managing director and chief investment officer of VinaCapital, said Vietnam has a lot of great businesses to invest in and the economy is stable and growing. The revised Law on Securities is expected to create a wave of foreign investments in the country as it allows foreign investors to hold 100 […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam ranked 1st in terms of the disposable income for expat in HSBC’s latest report, where 72% said they have saved up more just by moving to Vietnam than in their home countries. Vietnam has climbed four ranks to the 19th among the world’s best destinations for expats in 2018, according to HSBC’s […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Companies across the Asean bloc remain more positive about the outlook on the global trading environment despite evidence that growth has slowed recently,according to a HSBC survey. The HSBC Navigator survey showed vast majority (86%) reporting a positive view on the outlook for trade, more than any other trade bloc and higher than […]
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