Academics warn that metaverse land prices could face a bubble after surging by 300 times in two years. The Bank of Thailand’s Puey Ungphakorn Institution for Economic Research collaborated with Chulalongkorn University on a paper titled “Is Metaverse Land a Good Investment? It Depends on Your Unit of Account”. The two institutes held a discussion […]
Read MoreVietnam can become the second largest digital economy in Southeast Asia in 2025, while the country’s e-commerce market will draw more large-scale businesses, forecast experts at an online seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on April 20. They also said that online businesses will involve more economic sectors and more big players in the time […]
Read MoreThe government has identified automotive and electronics as priority sectors for promoting Cambodia’s participation in the global value chain and promoting economic diversification and, in particular, economic recovery, says Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Policy Committee The Ministry of Economy and Finance held a meeting to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The rise of the tourism sector’s contribution to the Philippine economy in 2021 helped the country rank as the world’s fourth fastest-growing economy last year. This was stressed by World Travel and Tourism Council President Julia Simpson at a press conference on the first day of the global summit being hosted by […]
Read MoreThe number of air travellers using Suvarnabhumi airport more than doubled during the Songkran festival, an official said. Airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said on Wednesday a total of 585,075 passengers used the country’s main airport from April 9-18, a 119% jump from the Thai New Year period last year. The official said an average […]
Read MoreUp to 104,000 single-use plastic bags are used at supermarkets each day, equivalent to 38 million bags a year. Retailers that provide single-use plastic bags to customers will be fined from 2026, said an official of the Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE) at a seminar summarising the PLASTIC ALLIANCE […]
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