Vietnam Economy: Robust 2017 Growth, International Challenges Ahead Things got off to a bad start for the Vietnam economy in 2017 with the shock withdrawal of the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). — […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia’s new strategy towards Asean When Australia looks to the north, what does it see? Southeast Asia, of course. But the region is no longer the […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Uber will continue investing heavily in SE Asia even as it expects to lose money Uber Technologies Inc’s chief executive pledged to continue investing aggressively in […]
Vietnam to encourage informal sector to pay tax The government needs to take action to reduce the size of the informal economic sector, economists say. — VietNamNet Bridge T&T Group seeks to acquire 25% of […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Thailand ranks high in SE Asia e-commerce Thailand’s mobile traffic is the second-highest in Southeast Asia, research by iPrice shows, collating data from more 1,000 eCommerce […]
Petrol price decreases for first time in 2018 The retail price of petrol RON95 decreased VND400 per litre from 3pm on Wednesday, according to an announcement by the ministries of industry and trade and finance. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Is Southeast Asia really in an arms race? While countries in many parts of the world are reducing their military spending, Southeast Asian countries are bucking […]
Why are foreign banks fleeing Vietnam? Vietnam has seen a growing number of foreign banks withdraw from its under-banked economy, the latest indication that all is not as well as Communist Party officials often claim. […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov Indonesia and Singapore to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education Indonesia and Singapore have agreed to boost cooperation in investment and vocational education, especially in […]
New Vietnamese decree may halt RI auto exports The Trade Ministry’s director general for international trade has said that a new Vietnamese regulation on automotive imports could significantly affect Indonesia’s exports of fully assembled vehicles […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Sreypov Men @MenSreypov ASEAN labor flows hit a wall with growing migrant crackdown Tighter restrictions on foreign labor in Malaysia and Thailand have pushed out millions of Southeast Asian […]
VN aims to expand meat exports Viet Nam is trying to tackle the weakness of the pig industry, including the processing and distribution of pork, to promote the export of high-quality meat products to the […]