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Vietnamese wood companies will not exploit, transport, process, produce or trade in illegal wood and wooden products, according to the Viet Nam Wood and Forest Association (VIFORES). With a view to achieve sustainable development of its exports, the wood…
It seems like a win-win situation for Japanese companies looking for skilled employees in Vietnam. The number of Vietnamese studying in Japan grew more than 12-fold from 2010-2016 to around 54,000. They now account for nearly a quarter of international…
Travel Blue has secured several listings for its Z-ZOOM reading glasses brand which launched at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition. Travel Blue said the brand received a lot of positive feedback from buyers and that footfall to Z-ZOOM’s booth was strong.…
The Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare will remain experimental over the 2017-2020 period, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. Strategy Analytics said IoT has the potential to provide significant benefits but must compete for a share…
Discovery Networks Asia Pacific has entered into two new partnerships across Asia, with VS Media and Tabilabo. VS Media is a multichannel network that super-serves digital natives in Greater China with more than 120 million subscribers and 320 million video…
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance will start selling insurance products that compensate farmers hit by drought in Indonesia as early as this autumn. Earlier this month, Sompo Japan signed a memorandum to partner with BMKG, Indonesia’s meteorological bureau, to…
Vietnamese-French businessman Pascal Pham said he plans to invest in tourism startups in Vietnam. Club director of leading French communications group Skyboard, Pham said the first element that alerted him to Vietnam was the extraordinary Vietnamese diaspora…
Prices of oil and petrol products continued to decrease from 3pm on Saturday, following the latest price adjustment by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance. The prices of RON 92 gasoline slightly dropped by VNĐ211 per litre, while…
With 78 percent of affluent Chinese consumers purchasing high-end goods on mobile devices, luxury marketers must amplify their online efforts to further facilitate mobile conversions, according to a new report from Emerging Insider. Emerging Insider’s “The…
The electricity industry must improve its management and technology to reduce losses in the transmission grid as well as eradicate power stealing, which are very serious in rural and remote areas, delegates heard at a seminar in Con Dao Island in the southern…
With growing innovation in the sector, experts and investors note that wind power projects in Vietnam will be feasible with an 8-9 US cent per kWh feed-in-tariff. Vu Chi Mai, senior project officer at Geman Technical Cooperation (GIZ), highlighted at a wind…
Hong Kong residents with a craving for good honest British eats, today is your lucky day – Sainsbury’s quality UK groceries have finally arrived in Hong Kong, at Market Place by Jasons. Over 200 Sainsbury’s top quality daily essentials and indulgent products…
No need to go ‘Dutch’ in a city of satisfied lovers. For a night out with a potential life-long love in Ho Chi Minh City, love birds have to shell out around $35, while in Singapore a date may cost them at least $80. A cheap date night combo consists of:…
Festivals take place throughout the year in different localities, but they are not organized in a professional way to achieve international stature. Meanwhile, tourism sites do not pay appropriate attention to festival tourism, though they can see the number…
Asia has enjoyed substantial demographic dividends, but the growing number of elderly is set to create a ‘tax’ on growth. The International Monetary Fund called on Asian economies to learn from Japan’s experience and act early to cope with rapidly ageing…
Unilever Foundry, a Unilever-lead initiative for start-ups and innovators, has opened a collaborative working space at the firm’s regional office in Singapore – the first of its kind for Unilever. Dubbed Level3, the new collaborative space was launched by the…
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