Despite the epidemic, the Vietnamese retail market in Q1 saw positive signs from e-commerce, online shopping, and delivery services. According to General Statistics Office, the revenue in Q1 of the food and beverage, hotel and tourism services decreased by 9.6 percent and 27.8 percent, respectively. CBRE Vietnam reported that the number of visitors to shopping […]
Read MoreThe business sector keeps urging the government to speed up easing the lockdown measures to allow firms to reopen, particularly those related to tourism and border trade, to help prop up employment. Thanavath Phonvichai, president of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC), said the latest survey on business sentiment nationwide found operators […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The net inflow of foreign direct investments (FDIs) fell 31.5 percent to a six-month low of $505 million last February from $737 million in the same month a year ago, prompting the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to cut its target by more than half as uncertainties brought about by the coronavirus […]
Read MoreThe price of live hog in the Vietnamese market decreased recently after the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) allowed imports of pigs from Thailand. In the northern region, the price of live hog fell slightly by between VND1,000-VND3,000 per kilo to VND92,000-VND95,000. Meanwhile, the prices in the central and southern regions were down […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, June 11 — Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) today clarified allegations of a rise in a consumer’s electricity bill by as much as 600 per cent a month during the movement control order (MCO) period was inaccurate. TNB chief corporate officer Datuk Wira Roslan Ab Rahman said in a statement today that a TNB […]
Read MoreNewly established Indonesian wholesale marketplace Ula said it has received US$10.5 million in seed funding led by Sequoia India and Lightspeed India, as it seeks to expand its consumer base across Java. The company, which was launched in January, also received investments from San Francisco-based Alter Global, Sinar Mas-backed conglomerate SMDV, among others, along with […]
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