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Vietnam faces hotel sell-off with 40% discounts amid tourism collapse
Closed hotels in Hanoi
Vietnam is currently experiencing a sell-off of hotels in large numbers across Vietnam as...
Singapore mulls over introduction of wealth tax to lower inequality
Bad news for rich global citizens who have made Singapore their choice of (tax) residence, and more...
Philippines becomes first country globally to approve genetically modified rice
The Philippines became the first country in the world to approve the commercial production of genetically modified...
Russia sticks to fighter jet deal with Myanmar despite country’s international isolation after coup
Sukhoi Su-30SM, the top model of the Su-30 series with with a total weapons weight up to 8,000 kg (Picture: TASS)
Indonesian ‘sea-to-table’ startup seeks to disrupt the fishing industry, gets funding
Aruna provides and online wholesale platform for small fisheries
Indonesian fishery and marine online platform Aruna on July...
Vietnam opens rail link to Belgium on China-Europe railway line
Vietnam Railways on July 20 announced it opened a new freight rail link from its capital Hanoi...
Myanmar loses 1.2 million jobs in second quarter: ILO
Closed shops in Yangon: Feeling the heat of a double-whammy crisis
Coup-torn and Covid-19 ravaged Myanmar lost an...
Myanmar’s ‘China Town’ expands despite Covid-19 crisis, junta chaos
The planned casino hotel in Shwe Kokko
A special economic zone in southeastern Myanmar is expanding its development...
Malaysia crushes crypto equipment with steamroller, accused miners of $2-million electricity theft
Malaysian authorities in Miri, Sarawak in a publicity stunt destroyed 1,069 mining racks used by crypto miners...
Dispute about Covid-19 insurances in Thailand – do people get “deliberately” infected?
Thailand's Syn Mun Kong Insurance, one of the country’s larger non-life insurance companies, in a surprise announcement...
Malaysia gets help from India to push digital economy
Malaysia will work close together with information technology specialists from India to push and further develop its...
Myanmar’s electricity sector close to collapse as people refuse to pay their bill
The electricity sector in Myanmar is close to becoming the next collateral damage case of the February...
Chinese online gambling providers return to the Philippines
Chinese online gambling companies are returning to the Philippines after a Covid-19-induced hiatus and are looking to...
Online car portals merge to largest auto marketplace in Southeast Asia
Malaysia's used car online platform Carsome Group is teaming up with its competitor, Kuala Lumpur-headquartered and Australia-listed...
VinFast launches in US, Europe – wants to challenge Tesla, General Motors and Volkswagen
Market entry with the battery-powered crossover model VF e35
Vietnam's first domestic car manufacturer, VinFast, has officially launched...
In Southeast Asia, 11,000 bank branches are expected to close until 2030
Automatisation, digitalisation are the nails in the coffins of physical bank branches
As the entire banking industry shifts...
Philippines to set official standards for cooking national food, starting with Adobo
One way of serving chicken adobo
The standardization division of the Philippine department of trade and industry (DTI)...
E-cigarette startup wants to become Malaysia’s first unicorn
Vaping has become popular in Malaysia and abroad
Malaysian e-cigarette maker NSTY Worldwide, doing business as Nasty, seeks...
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Vietnam faces hotel sell-off with 40% discounts amid tourism collapse
Closed hotels in Hanoi
Vietnam is currently experiencing a sell-off of hotels in large numbers across Vietnam as...
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Singapore mulls over introduction of wealth tax to lower inequality
Bad news for rich global citizens who have made Singapore their choice of (tax) residence, and more...