SINGAPORE – An alliance of three e-commerce services companies has clinched its first deal in South-east Asia worth S$100,000, as part of a new initiative by International Enterprise (IE) Singapore to help such small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) band together to offer services to the region’s e-commerce market. The deal – won by Shopmatic, Red […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT), in collaboration with the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank, is reviewing input from industry insiders and concerned parties to help draft legislation that can govern the expansion of the country’s logistics infrastructure. Transport experts, representatives of the private sector and government officials gathered […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam attracted more than 1,900 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects from Singaporean businesses in January-October, which were valued at 41.7 billion USD. According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, a Singaporean project has average capital of 21.6 million USD, above the foreign project average in Vietnam of 12.9 million USD. Singapore is […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial output in September rose at a slower pace of 4.7% from a year ago, which was below a Bloomberg survey of 6.3%, due to slower manufacturing growth. The Statistics Department said on Thursday that the manufacturing index expanded by 5.7%, mining 2.1% and electricity (2.2%). “Year-on-year basis, manufacturing sector output rose […]
Read MoreThe long-awaited Don Quijote, Japan’s biggest discount store chain, is scheduled to make its debut in Thailand in the fourth quarter of next year. According to Wicha Chengcharoen, general-manager of TOA Venture Holding, two new venture companies would be set up to operate Don Quijote Mall: JCE-TOA to operate the mall and TOA-PPIH to own […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – TRIP, or Transport Integrated Platform, was launched on Thursday (Nov 9) to help the many players along the logistics supply chain achieve seamless end-to-end tracking of goods and cut down on unnecessary trips and delays. Announcing its launch, Mr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade & Industry and Ministry […]
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