The Hanoitimes – According to a recent survey of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Vietnam’s localization rate has risen gradually since 2010, and in 2018 it rose to 36.3 percent from 33.2 per cent in the previous year. Vietnam is expected to be more attractive to foreign investors thanks to the increase of localization rate […]
Read MoreThe government has made preparing for a digital economy and responding to the Fourth Industrial Revolution a priority as the country must speed up its economic transformation for long-term growth, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has said. Speaking at the three-day Digital Cambodia 2019 event, that addressed the theme “Towards Industry 4.0” and ended […]
Read MoreTHE construction sector in Singapore saw worsening debt payment behaviour as less debt was paid on time while delinquent debt almost doubled in the fourth quarter of 2018. However, payment behaviour was largely stable across other sectors though DP Information Group cautioned in a media statement on Monday that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) […]
Read MoreTAK: Preparations have been underway for the opening of the second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge linking Thailand’s Mae Sot district and Myanmar’s border city of Myawaddy on Tuesday. Therdkiat Chinsoranand, the mayor of Nakhon Mae Sot Municipality, on Sunday inspected the preparations. The construction of the bridge, spanning the Moei River between Ban Wang Takhian in tambon […]
Read MoreMORE and more women are running businesses across the country. There are around 145,000 SMEs currently run by women in Vietnam. Such businesses play a crucial role for growth, contributing 30% of gross domestic product (GDP) and more than half of job creation. And a quarter of all SMEs nationally are run by women. But […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Low inflation sweeping across South-East Asia is here to stay, raising the odds some of the region’s biggest economies may reverse course on interest rates this year. Food prices have been falling across the region, driving down inflation and pushing up real interest rates. Malaysia is already in deflation, while others like Thailand are seeing almost […]
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