This year 2020 was to be a “coming out” celebration of sorts for Malaysia, akin to South Korea’s glittering 1988 Olympics Game that heralded the nation’s entry into the developed world. Had everything …
TCEB Sets Up First Milestone of “Thailand LOG-IN Events”
TCEB reviewed the first year of “Thailand LOG-IN Events,” the master plan to boost logistics, infrastructure, and affiliated advanced industries. Aiming to promote international trade exhibitions in …
Vietnam, South Korea to scrap quarantine requirement for short-term business visitors
Vietnam and South Korea have agreed to allow businesspeople to enter each other’s country for short-term visits without the mandatory 14-day centralized quarantine.
Japan’s Dentsu to book $842 million in restructuring costs of overseas business
Japanese advertising giant Dentsu Group Inc said on Monday it would review its overseas business and book restructuring costs of 87.6 billion yen ($842 million) for the current and next fiscal year.
‘My business is going down the drain’: Stories from residents stuck outside Japan
It’s hard to list the stories of every person still stuck outside of Japan due to the country’s border policies, but two of them show just how complica …
Spinning Pakistan’s economic narrative
When it comes to economic matters, the situation is as polarised as you can imagine for a simple reason. It is based on data – that too, based on short time periods where slight variations can be spun …
Sarmaya-e-Pakistan: Winding road to state capitalism
For example, the Ministry of Industries and Production wants to transfer State Engineering Corporation to SPL but isn’t looking forward to divesting its ownership of 35 other companies. It appears …
Haier Pakistan achieves manufacturing target of half-million in 2020
Haier Pakistan achieved the manufacturing target of half a million refrigerators this year, which is the highest so far among all the major appliances. Ranking No.1 in quality and quantity, Haier …
Shame Pakistan’s pandemic success is a one-off
While Pakistan’s COVID-19 response deserves praise, the government has yet to get its act together in managing the economy, its own administration and dealings with the opposition.
Japfa sells 80% stake in Indonesian dairy business for US$236m
SINGAPORE: Agri-food company Japfa Ltd said on Monday it would sell an 80% stake in its Indonesian dairy business to private equity firms TPG and Northstar Group for $236 million, sending the …