VIENTIANE, Laos－About 200 kilometers southeast of the Lao capital … The Hongshi cement plant, a Chinese-invested business, is located some 100 km north of Vientiane in a hilly area. The plant not …
The Latest: UN seeks $211M more to help Syria with pandemic
The U.N. humanitarian chief is appealing for an additional $211 million to help Syria deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
Sri Lanka, a window to larger markets of India & EU for agri products
Accordingly, a webinar on “India – Sri Lanka Current Business Environment and Opportunities for Joint Collaborations for Agri and Processed Food Sector”, organized by the Sri Lanka Consulate in Mumbai …
Moody’s assesses Sri Lanka’s geopolitical risks to be “very low” despite tensions
As the domestic political landscape getting fired up with the arrival of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as part of his South Asian tour, and some commentators raising concerns that Sri Lanka has …
South Korean business schools gain popularity with overseas students
Ten years ago the idea that an ambitious Liverpudlian engineer with a keen interest in Asian business would choose Seoul as the destination for an MBA — over the top universities in Hong Kong, …
U.S. Issues Warning to Businesses About North Korean Hackers
The U.S. government is warning of an advanced North Korean hacking group that has targeted the U.S., South Korea and Japan with cyber-intrusions to collect intelligence on issues including nuclear …
Thai corporate confidence shaky
managing director of TQPR Thailand, the Worldcom Public Relations Group’s partner in the country. “The data shows four consecutive months of global improvement since April when Covid-19 severely …
Thai Hotel Operator Minor Under ‘Lot of Pressure’: Founder
William Heinecke, chairman and founder of Bangkok-based Minor International, which runs more than 500 hotels across 55 countries, discusses how the protests sweeping across Thailand and the …
Leading biopharmaceutical company Takeda (Thailand) Limited receives “HR Asia Best Companies to Work for in Asia 2020”
In an era where employees have higher expectations on the work environment offered by companies, the employees and executives of Takeda (Thailand) Limited (Takeda Thailand) are delighted to be …
Thailand makes a splash with ‘country’s first’ fleet of fully-electric passenger ferries
A fleet of 27 fully-electric catamarans, which is claimed to be ‘Thailand‘s first’, will soon travel along Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Each 24 metre-long catamaran will be …