First pure-play digital bank in SE Asia receives bank licence approval to operate in the Philippines
MANILA, Jan 9, 2020, The Business Times. TONIK Financial’s subsidiary in the Philippines, TONIK Digital…
Vietnam
Viet Nam is an economy of 92 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Viet Nam’s real GDP was recorded at USD 54 billion and its real per capita GDP was USD 696. By 2016, Viet Nam’s GDP has tripled at 164 billion, as did its per capita GDP, which stood at 2,170.
Vietnam named most promising Asian investment destination in 2020 for Japanese firms
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam’s potential as a growing market, large supply…
Vietnam to buy more American, European pork
HANOI, Jan 9, 2020, Vn Express. Fifty more pork producers in the U.S., France and…
[Analytics] A resilient year in Vietnam’s economy
Once again, the Vietnamese economy has shown itself to be resilient in the face of…
[Analytics] SE Asia slowly but surely sinking into the sea
Ho Chi Minh City is constantly flooded, while Bangkok continues to sink below sea level….
Indonesia mobilises fishermen in stand-off with China
JAKARTA, Jan 7, 2020, Bangkok Post. Indonesia will mobilise fishermen to join warships in the…
PM launches Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship
HANOI, Jan 7, 2020, VNA. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a ceremony in Hanoi…
[Analytics] Aloof Indonesia wades into South China Sea fray
Indonesia has abandoned its previous quiet diplomacy to openly confront China’s repeated incursions in its…
Hanoi plans to build another international university
HANOI, Jan 6, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The university will become an international innovation center…
Vietnam to buy 1.5 B kWh of power annually from Laos
HANOI, Jan 5, 2020, VN Express. State power utility EVN will buy around 1.5 billion…
Vietnam begins presidency of UN Security Council
NEW YORK, Jan 4, 2020, VNA. Vietnam began activities in its capacity as President of…
Japan, China, S. Korea step up banking cooperation with ASEAN
TOKYO, Jan 4, 2020, Kyodo. Government-backed development banks of Japan, China and South Korea have…