DESPITE recording a contraction of 2.5 per cent last year, Brunei Darussalam’s economy is projected to recover gradually in 2017 on back of progress in the maintenance and refurbishment works at oil and gas production facilities and establishment of a slew of large foreign direct investment (FDI) projects. Brunei’s growth prospects in the next few […]
Read MoreIn order to achieve modernisation, Vietnam is determined to attract more investment for higher value-added or high-tech industries. Vietnam’s current economic prosperity has been driven by the country’s expanding industrial activities. But these have also sparked concern about the resulting pollution and its impact on the environment. The Vietnamese government has begun to screen out […]
Read MoreWhen we think about future skills, we need to consider the uniqueness of the 10 countries within ASEAN – a bloc that is home to more than 600 million people. Technology has been transforming lives for hundreds of years – from steam engines, automation and machines, to progressively becoming an intimate part of humankind through […]
Read MoreYANGON (REUTERS) – Uber Technologies is only hiring government-accredited taxi drivers in Myanmar, a regional executive said, a move that allows it to avoid the legal hurdles that have dogged it across Asia in one of the region’s last frontier markets. This partnership with local taxi drivers and their unions is unique to Myanmar, Sam […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows recorded a double-digit growth of 11 percent in the first two months on the back of sustained growth in the economy, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday. Net FDI inflows amounted to $1.05 billion in the first two months, $104 million higher than the $947 […]
Read MoreThai GDP possibly grew at a marginally faster rate from January to March than in the previous quarter as state investment and private consumption underpinned recovery momentum despite private investment remaining tepid, economists say. “The Thai economy is expected to have grown by 3.3% year-on-year in the first quarter, up from 3% growth recorded in […]
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