Dec 17, 2014

Ebay makes Indonesia investment

US-based multinational eCommerce company eBay plans to increase its ownership in Indonesia’s MetraPlasa from 40 per cent to 49 per cent.…
Dec 16, 2014

Ye olde Dubai franchise eyes Vietnam

Gaetan Herve, general manager of Shakespeare and Co., a leading Dubai-based cafe-restaurant franchise, popular throughout the Middle East and the US, is…
Dec 15, 2014

Starbucks, McDonald’s arrival just a storm through the village

Subway, McDonald’s, Starbucks, KFC, Burger King, Pizza Hut, Dunkin Donuts, Domino’s Pizza, Dairy Queen and Papa John’s are 10 well-known fast food brands…
Dec 11, 2014

Vietnam retail market to fully open for foreign firms

The 2015 scheduled establishment of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) together with the implementation of World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments and…
Dec 09, 2014

Malaysians ‘looking not buying’

Malaysians, nervous about the impact of the introduction of GST on April 1, are tightening their pursestrings. “Although you see…
Dec 04, 2014

Vietnam’s economic recovery on track: World Bank

Vietnam’s economic growth is expected to improve by 0.2 percent in 2014, according to the World Bank’s Taking Stock report…