Mass disruption in retail is in the headlines, and we all know why: the rise of mobile, greater access to data, more transparency due to the internet, and so on. But what about groceries? Grocery shopping still commands one-third of our discretionary spending and uses up a key part of our budget and time, but […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Moody’s rating actions on the 18 banks are driven purely by the sovereign rating action, and do not reflect a weakening of the banks’ standalone financial profiles. Moody’s Investors Service has changed the outlooks on 15 Vietnamese banks to negatives from ratings under review for downgrade after taking the same action on the […]
Read More(AFP) – Tens of thousands of pigs have died from African swine fever in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, officials said yesterday, the first time the virus has been detected in the country. The disease has devastated swine herds in China and elsewhere in Asia, and initially Indonesia authorities put the death of 27,000 pigs down to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country recorded a balance of payments surplus (BOP) of $541 million in November, the biggest in six months as more dollars continued to flow into the country, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The country has been enjoying surpluses in its BOP for five straight months and last month’s […]
Read MorePassenger traffic at Cambodian airports grew by 12 percent in the first eleven months of this year because of new air routes and new airlines being put into operation. Figures from Cambodia Airports, which manages the country’s three international airports, show that from January to November, passengers amounted to 10.6 million people. Phnom Penh International […]
Read MoreTourism operators anticipate a gloomy New Year’s period, citing the strong currency as keeping foreign holidaymakers at home. Vichit Prakobgosol, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said despite a huge influx of Chinese arrivals this year, Thailand is unlikely to gain much of a windfall from the New Year’s Eve event cancellations […]
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