Wholesale and Retail

Faced with a debt crisis and various other economic problems, Laos saw its inflation jumping to 30.1 per cent year-on-year in August from 25.6...

Indonesia’s biggest e-commerce company GoTo on August 30 posted a half-year net loss of 14.17 trillion rupiah ($955 million), more than double compared with...

Vietnam's first cargo airline, privately owned IPP Air Cargo, is ready to take to the skies as early as November this year after receiving...

Myanmar’s currency, the kyat, is continuing its rapid devaluation and has reached a record low against the US dollar and other major currencies in...

Thailand’s households are struggling with the highest level of debt in 16 years, according to a new survey by the University of the Thai...

In Singapore, hawker centers are one segment of the service economy directly affected by the city-state’s rising inflation. The famed low-cost eateries were forced to...

Malaysian car maker Proton signed a deal with German-Chinese car brand Smart to distribute the latter’s electric vehicles in Malaysia and Thailand starting from...

Philippine fast food and convenience restaurant group Jollibee Foods has troubles to stay afloat in Vietnam where it opened its first stores a while...

The combined wealth of the super-wealthy in the Philippines dropped to $72 billion this year from $79 billion in mid-2021 even as the country...

Inflation in Laos increased to 25.6 per cent year-on-year in July from 23.6 per cent in June, according to the latest report from the...

Indonesia’s central bank will issue its own digital currency for use by banks and payment services providers on the wholesale level, Perry Warjiyo, governor...

The market value of the e-commerce sector in Cambodia increased to more than $970 million last year, up roughly 19 per cent from $813...

Online shopping portal Shopee, the e-commerce division of Singapore based Sea Ltd., has announced major job cuts across its Southeast Asian operations and also...

Malaysia strives to become the first country in the world to put a complete end to smoking of tobacco, starting with the youngest generation. The...

The economy of ASEAN’s smallest member Brunei in 2021 suffered its biggest contraction in five years, dropping 1.6 per cent as oil and gas...

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...