Singapore, as the new ASEAN chair, is confident that ASEAN’s prospects are bright for the next 50 years. Speaking at a public lecture on ASEAN at the Yusof Ishak Institute on Tuesday, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrisnan said that had ASEAN not been formed 50 years ago, the region would have become a collection of […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Next year marks an ominous turning point for Singapore’s graying population, according to research by Francis Tan, an economist at United Overseas Bank Ltd. in Singapore. In 2018, the share of the population that’s 65 years and older will match those younger than 15 for the first time, Tan wrote in a report on […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The Malaysian equities’ outlook is expected to be less promising post-14th general election (GE14), according to UOB Kay Hian Malaysia Research. However, equities on Bursa Malaysia are likely to outperform in the first quarter of 2018 (Q1’18), amid the anticipation of a general election, firm domestic economic indicators and ample global and domestic […]
Read MoreHCMC – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (VNA) signed an agreement with Thailand’s Bangkok Airways in Hanoi on December 4 to launch codeshare flights between the two countries. The deal will make it possible for customers to buy VNA tickets to fly from Hanoi or HCMC to Bangkok and then board connecting flights operated by Bangkok Airways […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Municipal People’s Committee issued a number of decisions (8202/QD-UBND, 8203/QD-UBND, 8204/QD-UBND, 8205/QD-UBND, 8206/QD-UBND, and 8207/QD-UBND) on establishing industrial clusters in Ba Vi, Quoc Oai, Phuc Tho and Ung Hoa suburban districts. Under the decisions, Lien Hiep industrial cluster will be built in Lien Hiep Commune, Phuc Tho District, covering 8.1 hectares. It […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government formally launched yesterday an electronic database intended to help streamline the registration and renewal process for business permits. The Philippine Business Data Bank (PBDB) system, a project of the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG), was […]
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