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Indran Thana, an experienced investment banker, is set to join Citi as the managing director and head of real estate for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) segment. The appointment, effective from June 2026, will see Thana, a former UBS…
Vietnam ranks fourth in Southeast Asia in auto production in the first 10 months at 362,000 units, up 16.4% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office. Thailand leads the region with nearly 1.6 million units made in the period, followed by…
Thailand Office of The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), Siriraj Hospital, and Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. jointly launched the “Siriraj World Class 5G Smart Hospital.” Thailand General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime…
HSBC strengthens its sustainability-related capabilities in Southeast Asia with the appointment of a newly created role. Kelvin Tan has been named head of sustainable finance and investments, ASEAN, according to a statement, reporting to Singapore chief…
Standard Chartered added a private banker focused on the south and southeast Asia market, joining most recently from Bank of Singapore. Standard Chartered Private Bank appoints Lawrence Goh as managing director and deputy market head for ASEAN and South Asia,…
Cash transactions remain highly popular in Vietnam compared to other ASEAN countries as it has low banking penetration. A new Standard Chartered report says Vietnam has the lowest bank account ratio in six ASEAN countries at 30.8 percent of the population…
Vietnamese military-run operator Viettel has installed Vietnam’s first 5G base stations in Hanoi ahead of planned 5G trials. The operator has deployed three test 5G base stations at various offices, and expects to switch them on for trials in early May.…
The Swiss Embassy in Singapore appointed a new Head of the Swiss Business Hub for the ASEAN region. Renee Koh joined the Swiss Embassy already in November 2018 as the new Head of the Swiss Business Hub for the ASEAN region, according to a news release on…
The tenth generation Honda Accord has been revealed for the ASEAN markets and the all-new sedan is more compact than its predecessor while offering more generous cabin space. Interestingly, the new generation ASEAN-spec Accord is similar to the North American…
Singtel Group and Malaysia’s Axiata Digital have signed an agreement to collaborate in the areas of mobile financial and digital services to promote the growth of the ASEAN digital economy. Under the agreement, Axiata Digital will join Singtel’s cross-border…
ASEAN has been urged to find ways for its member states to join hands together to cushion any possible fallout from the trade war between the United States and China. Against the backdrop of an escalating trade war between the US and China, Deputy Minister of…
The ASEAN Tourism Forum ended on a high 26 January, with ASEAN tourism ministers itemising a list of achievements for the region’s robust travel and tourism sector. Lauding the completion of a strong VisitASEAN@50 campaign in 2017, which generated a better…
Lotte, Shinsegae and other retailers in Korea have been shifting their focus to Southeast Asia as it has become difficult to conduct business in China amid deteriorating Korea-Sino ties. The increasing number of middle-class consumers in Vietnam and other…
Hong Kong on Sunday signed free trade and investment pacts with the ten-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in what one of the Chinese territory’s senior officials called a “loud and clear” vote against rising regional trade protectionism. The…
Nearly 9,000 botnet command and control (C2) servers and hundreds of compromised websites – including government portals – were identified during a groundbreaking INTERPOL-led cybercrime operation involving public and private sectors across ASEAN. The…
Clarion Events Asia, part of the global Clarion Events Group – a leading event organiser, producing and delivering innovative and cutting edge events since 1947 – today announced that they have acquired RetailEX ASEAN, a fast growing trade exhibition serving…
