Wholesale and Retail

As many as 32 per cent of Cambodian consumers plan to stop using cash for their errands and bill payments following the Covid-19 pandemic,...

Chinese e-commerce and Internet technology giant Alibaba Group has put into operation its first data center in Thailand to tap the country’s growing cloud...

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is investing $378.5 million in its Southeast Asian retail division Lazada, according to a regulatory statement filed with the...

Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil, on April 22 announced an export ban amid a continuing cooking oil crisis in the country....

Philippines-based fintech company PayMaya, together with GoCash, Coins.ph and Pesopay among the largest online and mobile payment providers in the country, has launched a...

Singapore-based craft beer brewery Brewerkz Brewing has created what it calls a “uniquely Singapore beer with premium ingredients” called Newbrew which is made from...

An authentic “Made in Laos” perfume brand is breaking its way through the competitive perfume market dominated by mostly foreign brand-name products and is...

If it goes after Malaysia’s communication ministry, the country should follow El Salvador as the next nation to adopt cryptocurrencies as legal tender, Bloomberg...

Indonesian e-commerce company Bukalapak will expand the workforce at its Melbourne technology hub in Victoria, Australia by hiring 100 new employees in the next...

US fast food restaurant chain A&W, known for its signature waffle burgers, “aroma” fried chicken and draft root beer, is closing its doors in...

Pandamart, the online grocery shopping brand of German food delivery company Foodpanda, is expanding in Laos with its so-called “dark stores,” small warehouses from...

Cashless payments through mobile money services are gaining momentum in Vietnam shortly after the central bank awarded licenses for the new service. In early December...

Total gross merchandise value for food delivery in Southeast Asia hit a total value of $15.5 billion last year, a 30-per cent increase from...

  Thailand’s central bank has started working on a regulatory framework for virtual banks in an aim to keep pace with consumer needs in the...

Malaysia's AirAsia Group announced on January 28 that it had changed its corporate name to “Capital A” at the beginning of the year to...

The World Bank is maintaining a bleak outlook for Myanmar from the double whammy of the military coup on February 1, 2021 and the...

Thailand’s health ministry as part of accelerated plans to legalise cannabis for recreational use in the country is contemplating the setup of a so-called...

Malaysia has started an assessment of the potential benefits of a central bank-backed digital currency, Bank Negara Malaysia said according to a Bloomberg News...