The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, expected to be signed on November 15 within the framework of the 37th ASEAN Summit in Hanoi, will be the world’s largest free trade agreement (FTA) and is a significant boost for ASEAN businesses, including those in Vietnam, according to insiders. Initiated by the Association of Southeast Asian […]
Read MoreWhile still in its nascent stage, the food delivery and grocery delivery market in Thailand is growing rapidly. Over the medium term, the country will offer an attractive demographic profile, combined with an increasing number of middle- to upper-income households who largely reside in the major cities. Additionally, all mobile phone users are expected to […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower versus the US dollar Friday ahead of the third quarter gross domestic product (GDP) announcement later today and as a result of declining oil prices amid inventory build-up. At 9.06 am, the local currency stood weaker at 4.13300/1370 against the greenback compared with Thursday’s close of 4.1280/1330. Axi chief […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Nov 12 — A new kind of employment pass, aimed at attracting the very best of international tech talent, is being rolled out here. The new pass will allow such talent the flexibility to work across different companies or start up companies in Singapore. Minister of Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing announced the […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand (BOT) wants to see commercial banks boost their digital services in order to match the increasing demand for online transactions, said Siritida Panomwon Na Ayudhya, the central bank’s assistant governor, Payment Systems Policy and Financial Technology Group. She added that the central bank had witnessed a decline in errors and downtime […]
Read MoreIndonesia is pushing for a travel corridor arrangement for Southeast Asian countries to be in place in the first three months of 2021. President Joko Widodo said a declaration on the travel corridor will be issued during the ongoing Asean Summit. Indonesia proposed the move in June, when Thailand and Malaysia said they backed the […]
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