SET-listed Siamgas and Petrochemicals Plc (SGP) plans to add four or five new ships to the marine transport fleet for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to expand shipment routes to South Asia. SGP’s current marine transport lines for LPG extend to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Jintana Kingkaew, deputy managing director, said each ship will cost […]
Read MoreDigital technologies will give Cambodia the opportunity to leapfrog traditional stages of development, but it will take the country at least 10 years to complete the transition into a full-fledged digital economy, the minister of economy and finance said yesterday. Speaking during a two-day national consultation workshop on Cambodia’s digital economy, Minister Aun Pornmoniroth said the country’s digital economy […]
Read MoreTHAILAND’S political parties have vowed to continue development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), while Democrat Party and Pheu Thai Party will review the high-speed railway project. Uttama Savanayana, leader of Phalang Pracharath Party, has pledged to continue the EEC policy and redistribute wealth, which is mainly centralised in Bangkok, to the regions. The EEC, […]
Read MoreVIETNAM’S export turnover of textile and garments reached $4.89 billion over the past two months, up 19 per cent year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Among products recording significant export growth included fabrics made from natural fibres at 14 per cent, fabrics from synthetic fibres at 14 per cent and clothing at […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The euphoria following Malaysia’s historic election last May has faded, leaving its stock market as Asia’s only one in the red this year. The benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI index has fallen more than 1% so far in 2019, the only decliner in the region, while neighbouring Singapore has surged 5% and Indonesia […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has come out tops as the country with the highest quality of living in Asia-Pacific, with the highest rank in personal safety. Following Singapore’s lead in the ranking are five Japanese cities, namely Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya, according to Mercer’s quality of living survey. After these cities are Hong Kong and Seoul, […]
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