The average airfare for flights connecting key cities in China and Thailand remains 1.5 times higher than pre-pandemic prices, while for second-tier cities fares have surged 200%, which means low-priced tours cannot return, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). TAT governor Yuthasak Supasorn said even though average airfares have decreased from last year, prices […]
Read MoreWIth the launch of the World Logistics Passport initiative in Việt Nam, the domestic logistics sector will reap more successes, optimising and sharing the interest of the programme amid extensive international integration. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will be an important logistics and trade hub of the World Logistics Passport (WLP) network, given the country’s […]
Read MoreGet a loan sanctioned within a few hours, sometimes in minutes, and that too on the basis of an application you place through a mobile chat sitting at home! Well, this is already happening in Cambodia and some microfinance institutions (MFIs) have embraced the fast-developing financial technology to make this possible. Cambodia-based Boost Capital, a […]
Read MoreINDONESIA, the world’s biggest palm oil exporter, plans to require crude palm oil exports to go through a futures exchange in order to create the country’s own benchmark price, the head of its commodity futures regulator said on Thursday (Mar 2). Authorities are developing a trading scheme for crude palm oil which aims to launch […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE ranks among the top markets for ultra-prime residential property transactions in 2022, alongside cities that the super-wealthy buy homes in, such as London and New York, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank. In Knight Frank’s Wealth Report released on Wednesday (Mar 1), Singapore ranked sixth among the top 10 cities in the high-end […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Moody’s Investors Service has maintained a stable outlook for Philippine banks as the tighter monetary conditions brought about by the aggressive rate hikes by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is not likely to derail the recovery from the impact of the pandemic. In a report on the Philippine banking system, the […]
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