The Hanoitimes – There remain six challenges to Vietnam`s economy in its quest of rapid and sustainable development. Vietnam is unlikely to face the 10-year-economic crisis in the 2018 – 2019 period, however, there remain six major challenges to the economy, stated a report by state-run Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV). Economic crisis […]
Read MoreBillions of dollars have been poured into building e-commerce marketplaces like Lazada, Tokopedia, and TaoBao to help individuals and shop owners sell their wares online. But simply selling through social networks like Instagram and WhatsApp is also on the rise all across Asia. As many as 95% of merchants in Thailand see social media as a […]
Read MoreThai and US businesses pledged Monday to set up an economic and business promotion committee and partner to promote Thailand’s digital economy and Thailand-US digital trade and investment. Kalin Sarasin, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber signed two memorandums of understanding (MoU) with its US counterpart led by John Goyer, executive director for […]
Read MoreDHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, announced its annual price increase yesterday, effective January 1, 2019. Compared to 2018, the average shipment price increase will be 4.9 per cent in Brunei, a press release stated. “DHL Express has been investing in its international network to meet highest expectations and to offer an […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asia has become Vietnam’s biggest iron and steel importer, making up 57.6 percent of the country’s total export volume in the sector, statistics show. In the first eight months of this year, Vietnam’s export of iron and steel increased nearly 41 percent in volume against the same period last year to reach 4.05 million […]
Read MoreThe government on September 24 launched a one-stop service centre (OSSC) to facilitate the import and export of gold and gold jewellery and accessories in Yangon. The move comes after the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on January 22 announced plans to liberalise the trading of gold in Myanmar. The OSSC, which involves the MOC as […]
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