Thailand and Laos have engaged in negotiations to reduce trade and investment barriers, with the aim of creating a logistics network that will boost bilateral trade to 11 billion US dollars by 2021, up from 6.1 billion dollars last year.
Read MoreThe Cambodian government is building a global textile industry on the backs of Cambodian women working the sewing machines on the garment factory floor. However, they are often overworked and underpaid, and rarely ever promoted to supervisory positions. A study by Care International revealed that one in three Cambodian women working in the industry has […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – While Vietnam has huge potential for e-commerce development, the country’s infrastructure for the industry still lacks synchronization and connectivity. According to Euromonitor, with annual growth rate of 30 percent in the next five years, the Vietnamese e-commerce market will reach US$10 billion in 2020. The country has the ingredients for a thriving e-commerce […]
Read MoreThe relentless rise of e-commerce made last year the worst yet for traditional retailers. Shoppers around the world have made it clear that they want to do more browsing as well as buying online. Shares of Amazon.com rose 55% last year and this month it became just the second UScopy-trillion company in history (Apple was the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Higher fares loom for airline passengers this year as the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) is likely to allow local airlines to reimpose fuel surcharge on the back of skyrocketing fuel costs. CAB executive director Carmelo Arcilla said while some legal procedures are still being undertaken, it is possible for the agency to greenlight the […]
Read MoreINDEPENDENT e-payment players such as Grab and Go-Jek will be the biggest winners in the South-east Asian e-payment market, going by a latest Morgan Stanley report. This is followed by banks, consumers and telcos, said the report titled Disruption Decoded: Who will win in e-payments – banks, independents or telcos?. Banks will lose between US$13.1 […]
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