India-based virtual restaurant company Rebel Foods has revealed plans to enter the Saudi market later this year, its second expansion in the region after making it big in the UAE. The dark …
Thai PTTEP set to invest $2bn in Myanmar gas fields and power plant
PTT Exploration and Production, a unit of Thailand’s state-owned energy conglomerate PTT, plans to invest $2 billion in the development of natural gas fields and power plant construction in Myanmar.
Thailand Adds 745 Virus Cases, New Business Restrictions
Thailand registered 745 new coronavirus cases in two days on Monday with a new death reported in Bangkok, where a semi-lockdown went into effect, the government said.
Vietnam buys Indian rice for first time in decades: Industry officials
The purchases underscore tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional buyers of rice from Thailand and Vietnam to switch to India – the world’s biggest …
Vietnam economy to grow almost five times by 2035
Steady and consistent growth is set to help it go past major Asian economies like Taiwan and Thailand by 2035, U.K consultancy the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) said in its annual …
Vietnam sees 2.3% fewer new firms in 2020 as manufacturing output returns to growth in December
Around 134,900 enterprises were established in Vietnam in 2020, decreasing 2.3 per cent from the previous year, according to the country’s General Statistics Office on Monday.
Gov’t issues resolutions to develop socio-economy, improve business climate
The Government is determined to take drastic measures to realise the socio-economic development plan, better business climate, as well as improve national competitive capacity in 2021 through the …
Palantir Technologies Expands Japan Business with New $22.5 Million Contract
DENVER–(Business Wire)–Palantir Technologies Inc. (NYSE:PLTR) announced today that on December 28, 2020, it was awarded a $22.5 million, one-year contract in partnership with SOMPO Holdings for the …
Japan stocks start year in red as Tokyo braces for state of emergency
Japanese shares ended lower on Monday after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering a state of emergency for Tokyo and surrounding prefectures to contain a spike in local coronavirus …
China’s manufacturing recovery weakens in December
Two surveys show China’s manufacturing activity improved in December but at its weakest rate in three months as the economy recovered from the coronavirus pandemic while its trading partners struggled …