E-commerce allows small- and medium-sized enterprises to close the gap between them and large enterprises thanks to the equal and flexible competitiveness of the digital business environment, said a local official of Ben Tre province.
Thailand’s Commerce Ministry has pledged to strengthen circular economy promotion and campaigns to reduce waste and increase value-added production.
Officials of 16 Asia-Pacific countries have voiced their commitment to accelerating negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement with the hope of finalising it by November, according to a Thai official.
Budget carrier Vietjet is selling thousands of super-saving tickets from August 20-22 in order to celebrate its two newest international routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to New Delhi, India.
Southeast Asia will be the fastest growing region for co-location data centres over the next five years, with its market size expanding by a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13 percent during 2019-2024, according to a report released on August 19 by Cushman & Wakefield, a leading global real estate services firm.
The National Oil Palm Policy Committee of Thailand has approved a guaranteed price for palm oil and will submit the guarantee to the cabinet for approval within two weeks.
The city of Da Nang, the central region’s major economic driver, is making headway in raising awareness on the benefits of cashless transactions as well as in building financial and technical infrastructure for the future development of a cashless society.
The Thai government has pledged to give new measures to spur exports and promote investment either later this month or early next month.
Cambodia has launched Tinh Tinh E-commerce, the first government-backed online marketplace which was hailed by developers as the biggest platform in the country.
A Vietnamese delegation attended the Vietnam – Laos conference for the development of the industry-trade, energy and mining sectors in the Lao capital of Vientiane from August 16 to 18.
The Ministry of Commerce has held a meeting of the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee (JPPSCC) to seek measures to stimulate Thai exports which has been affected by the trade dispute between the US and China.
The economic cabinet of Thailand remains optimistic that the country’s economic growth will exceed 3 percent this year despite the sluggish global outlook.
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) has come up with proposals in six main areas as a framework for stimulating the economy together with the government.
Amazon has established a subsidiary in Vietnam, Amazon Selling Vietnam’s CEO Tran Xuan Thuy told media at the Vietnam Online Marketing Forum on August 14.
About 500,000 employees of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) will gain access to digital technology under a strategic cooperation agreement between Google and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Vietnam could have Southeast Asian's third-largest e-commerce market by 2025.
The Vietnam Online Marketing Forum (VOMF) 2019 took place in Hanoi on August 14 under the themed “Personalised Experience”.
The Mekong Delta province of An Giang has attracted 44 new investment projects with a total registered capital of over 5 trillion VND (217.3 million USD) since the beginning of this year, down five projects and over 10.2 trillion VND in value year-on-year.
