The immigration process for foreign travellers leaving Singapore is going to become a whole lot faster. In a statement released on Wednesday (April 17), the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) announced that departure stamps will no longer be issued to foreigners leaving Singapore from April 22 onwards. Since September 2016, foreign travellers who have their […]
Read More[BANGKOK] A slide in Thailand’s baht is proving to be a fillip for the country’s exporters of electronics parts. The SET Electronic Components Index is up about 9 per cent so far in April, leading the 28 industry groups in the nation’s stock market. Delta Electronics (Thailand) Pcl is one of the top performers this […]
Read MoreThe Trade Promotion Department is scheduled by the end of this month to speak with the top 10 export-driven manufacturers to evaluate prospects and discuss how to accelerate shipment growth in the second and third quarters — normally the peak period for exports. The 10 manufacturers account for more than 50% of Thailand’s total exports. They […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Some 100 state firms would be subject to privatization in 2019, while the number slated for state divestment is 193. Vietnam’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) contributed 26 – 28% to the country’s GDP in 2018 and made up 24.82% of the state budget revenue, VnEconomy reported. As of the end of 2018, Vietnam has […]
Read MoreWhile online, app-based food deliveries may be relatively new to Thailand, the motorcycle drivers carrying insulated boxes filled with orders and branded with their company logos have become ubiquitous in the country’s urban areas. The three major players in online food delivery — Grab Food, Line Man and Foodpanda — all say they have the largest […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s electronics exports slumped in March by the most since 2013, an ominous sign that it will take longer for the city state to shake off a regional demand slowdown from earlier this year. Electronics shipments dropped 26.7 percent from a year ago, weighing down overall non-oil domestic exports, which fell 11.7 percent. That […]
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