KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) recorded a 35.3% increase in foreign investments to RM26.5bil in the first half of this year, mainly in the manufacturing and primary sector. Mida said in astatement that China was the largest major investor this year as foreign investments increased from RM19.6bil in the previous corresponding period. […]
Read MoreGuangxi has a 1,000 square kilometre coastline on the Gulf of Tonkin with some major seaports like Beihai, Qinzhou and Fangchenggang playing an important role. With more than 230 kilometers of borderline, Fangchanggang emerges as the only city in the whole of China to have border crossings by land, sea and river. It is also […]
Read MoreTOKYO/YANGON/HANOI — Minimum wages in Southeast Asia are rising sharply as governments strive to please their publics, but the trend could slow foreign investment as the region loses its edge as a low-cost production hub. In Cambodia, where the textile industry accounts for 60% of exports, Japanese wig maker Artnature sold a factory last year to a Hong […]
Read MoreCambodia had seen at least 12 tech startup funding announcements by the second quarter of the year, which was a 140 per cent increase from at least five in the previous year, according to a new report on the country’s tech ecosystem by Mekong Strategic Partners and Raintree Development, industry news platform E27reported. Launched during the […]
Read MoreCEBU Pacific has appointed Grace Travel Agency as one of its Passenger Service Agents (PSAs) in Brunei Darussalam. Grace Travel Agency will be able to make reservations and issue Cebu Pacific tickets for customers starting next month. Travellers thinking of going to the Philippines and beyond can easily access to 37 domestic destinations and 27 […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – PT Asia Cakra Ceria Plastik has successfully met the United Kingdom (UK) market standard, enabling the small-scale company to export plastic products worth billions of rupiah per annum to the European country. Minister Counselor of the Indonesian Embassy (KBRI) in London, Thomas Siregar told Antara correspondent here on Sunday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to that effect was signed in front of Director General of National Export Development, Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Arlinda, attended […]
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