Quang Ninh (VNA) – Officials in charge of external affairs from parliaments of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered in the northern province of Quang Ninh on August 17 during their seventh conference that focused on the role of parliament in realising agreements reached by the three countries in the Development Triangle. Addressing the event, National Assembly […]
Read MoreWith technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), big data and the Internet of Things (IoT) rapidly permeating society, ASEAN’s youth will need to reinvent themselves to stay relevant in the job market. Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies are stamping their mark in everything from agriculture to the legal profession – streamlining processes, increasing productivity and reducing costs. The […]
Read MoreLower rents are lifting occupancy levels in the Yangon office market but political uncertainty is deterring new entrants, according to a report by a new property consultancy. Since 2016 the slow pace of economic reforms and the Rakhine refugee crisis have caused business optimism to “trail off”, Picon Deed Property Consultants says. The slowdown hit […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund has launched its i-Invest online platform, which allows members to make informed investments in unit trust funds offered by EPF-approved fund management institutions (FMI). According to a statement, the platform allows members to monitor their investment funds through their i-Akaun and look up information on cost of investment, historical […]
Read MoreEconomic growth sharply slowed in the second quarter to 2.3 per cent due to both external and domestic factors, according to a state think-tank report released today( August 19). Gross domestic product in the second quarter expanded by 2.3 per cent, a drop from the 2.8-per-cent growth rate in the first quarter, said the economic […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore has emerged as the third most robust data centre market worldwide in a global ranking of 38 countries, and the only mature data centre market in South-east Asia, according to a report released by property consultancy Cushman & Wakefield on Monday (Aug 19). As compared to 2017, its ranking jumped four spots […]
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