Vietnam’s rice shipments in May jumped 42% year-on-year to 953,950 tons, the highest level for the month since 2009, when the General Department of Vietnam Customs began releasing data, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines Looks to Tax Online Businesses As It Searches for Revenue
The booming Internet economy has caught the eye of Philippine authorities as the nation hunts for revenue amid the pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Uber appoints Pradeep Parameswaran as new head of its Asia Pacific business
Uber has appointed Pradeep Parameswaran, who oversaw the ride-hailing giant’s business in India and South Asia for two years, as the regional general manager of its Asia Pacific region operations. ( read original story ...)
Uber India Head Takes Over as Asia-Pacific Regional Manager
Parameswaran, who is currently the President Uber India and South Asia, will assume the new responsibilities from June 19, a Uber spokesperson said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Foot pedals in lifts and washrooms to curb the spread of COVID-19 in CapitaLand’s business parks in India
SINGAPORE: Foot pedals in lifts and hands-free sanitiser dispensers are some of the measures that CapitaLand is implementing in its business parks ... ( read original story ...)
TUV Rheinland India introduces “Back to Business” to ensure safer workplaces
TUV Rheinland, a global leader in independent technical services announced the launch of "Back to Business" - a program for a healthy work environment in the New Normal to develop safe and sustainable ... ( read original story ...)
European companies in China say doing business is more political
The incident is illustrative of a broader problem that foreign companies face when doing business in China: The need to bend to Beijing’s political will in order to retain market access. Other recent ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Abe: ‘Very regrettable’ that Taiwan was not observer at WHO assembly
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that it was "very regrettable" that Taiwan was not accepted to take part as an observer at the World Health Organization assembly last month. "It is ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Scrambles to Ready for Influx From Hong Kong Protests
Nearly 200 Hong Kong people have fled to Taiwan since protests flared last year and about 10% have been granted visas under a law that protects Hong Kong people who are at risk fo ... ( read original story ...)
Brunei’s Muslims to skip Hajj pilgrimage this year
Southeast Asian country to withhold 1,000 selected pilgrims and those traveling at their own expenses to perform Hajj - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)