Myanmar Opens Up For Foreign Insurance Companies Myanmar’s financial regulator will begin granting licenses to foreign-owned insurance companies, allowing them to operate in the market by April this year. — Investvine Myanmar Investment Commission approves […]
Việt Nam targets $40 billion in exports from textile and garment industry Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association (VITAS) set the industry development target this year for export turnover at US$40 billion, which would mark a […]
Malaysia factories off to slow start in 2019 After hitting a record low in December 2018, Malaysia’s manufacturing industry rose marginally in January but remains in negative territory, according to Nikkei Malaysia’s Purchasing Manager Index […]
Myanmar’s Investment Outlook for 2019 Strategically located between China, India and Thailand, Myanmar is surrounded by some of the fastest growing economies in the world. A large and cheap workforce, natural resources and generally low […]
Online businesses bustle as Tet coming Vietnamese e-commerce floors have been bustle with many items serving buyers and sellers as the T?t (Lunar New Year) holiday is coming. — Eleven Myanmar Viettel and VinaPhone officially […]
New regulations needed to regulate palm oil production and price MALAYSIA’S total exports in 2018 expanded by 6.7% to reach a value of RM998 billion, compared with RM935 billion in 2017. The growth was largely […]
Govt announces ‘project bank’ to get Myanmar building The government has announced the launch of an online “project bank” which will change the way infrastructure programmes are planned, determined and funded. — Myanmar Times Two-lane […]
Vietnam’s automobile import skyrockets in January Vietnam imported completely-built automobiles and components for assembly totaling 598 million U.S. dollars in January, recording a year-on-year surge of 118.9 percent, according to its Ministry of Industry and […]
AirAsia claiming RM480m damages from MAHB due to “poor level of service” at klia2 The legal tussle between AirAsia Group Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) continues to intensify with AirAsia filing another suit […]
Rice export earnings fetch over 642 million USD in over nine months From April to, 2018 to January 18, 2019, Myanmar earned 642.763 million from exports of over 1.92 million tons of rice and broken […]
CPI slighly increases in January on rising consumption for Tết Vietnamese consumer prices rose slightly in January on increased shopping demand as the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays were approaching. — Viet Nam News VietJet […]
Bank Negara launches RM1bil fund for B40 to buy house Bank Negara Malaysia has launched a RM1 billion fund for affordable home ownership for those earning RM2,300 and below. — New Straits Times Poverty line […]