Vietnam’s Top IT Companies Reach Over $16 Billion In Revenue The turnover of Vietnam’s top 50 IT companies topped $16 billion last year and employment reached roughly 93,000 people, according to the Vietnam Software Association […]
Malaysia sets new goal of 18% clean energy generation by 2030 The Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Ministry has set a target of 18% of the country’s electricity to be generated from renewable […]
Vietnam to complete eastern section of north-south expressway project by 2021 The transport ministry has completed the feasible study of the project`s eastern section with length of 654 kilometers and investment capital of VND118.71 trillion […]
Malaysia’s economy fundamentally strong, resilient: Finance minister Despite uncertainty in global developments, Malaysia’s economy is fundamentally strong and resilient, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng on Monday (Sep 17). — Channel NewsAsia Malaysia to have […]
Vietnam sees high-speed train flying high The trans-Vietnam high-speed rail is back on the agenda, with officials saying it can compete with aeroplanes for business. — VnExpress Vietnam sets to lift foreign ownership cap in […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on September 11 that Indonesians Muhammad Rofi Senoaji and Ms Hiralalitya were the two winners of its second Asean Youth Instagram Photo Contest. Held between June 18 and August […]
Grab, Moca to promote cashless payment in Vietnam Grab Company (Grab) and MOCA Technology and Service Joint Stock Company (Moca), a digital payments service in Vietnam, have partnered to promote cashless payment on Grab platform […]
Malaysia Expects To Write Off Up To 70% Of 1MDB Losses Malaysia’s finance minister Lim Guan Eng said that authorities have reason to believe that up to 70 per cent of the misappropriated money from […]
Go-Jek launches services in Hanoi amid US$500 million overseas expansion drive Indonesian ride-hailing firm Go-Jek on Wednesday (Sep 12) launched its services in Vietnam’s capital of Hanoi under the brand Go-Viet, as part of its […]
Malaysia opposition blocks repeal of ‘fake news’ law in challenge to Mahathir Malaysia’s opposition-led Senate blocked an effort to repeal a law against “fake news” on Wednesday (Sep 12), presenting the first major challenge for […]
Vietnam’s FDI up 9.2% to US$11.25b in August Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) from January to August hit $11.25b which is a 9.2% YoY increase, the investment ministry said. — SBR Vietnam denies entry to […]
Malaysia: Unions, socialists slam new govt over minimum wage decision The Malaysian Trade Union Congress (MTUC), several other trade unions and the Malaysian Socialist Party (PSM) have slammed as “humiliating” and “beggarly” the new Pakatan […]