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Additional Support for Covid-19 Affected Aviation Sector

Additional Support for Covid-19 Affected Aviation Sector

With passenger traffic down 98% year-on-year in November, the aviation sector is not expected to recover anytime soon. In late December 2020, the Singapore Government stated ...
Japanese Cosmetics Company Launches First Store in Ho Chi Minh City

Japanese Cosmetics Company Launches First Store in Ho Chi Minh City

Japanese cosmetics and drugs retailer Matsumoto Kiyoshi recently opened its first store in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, covering 274 square meters and featuring over 6,000 ...
New Trends Gain Traction among Thai Food Producers

New Trends Gain Traction among Thai Food Producers

Consumers in South East Asia have become more concerned with maintaining healthy lifestyles and with food safety, and are seeking alternatives to traditional foods, a trend ...
US Dairy Export Council Opens Center for Dairy Excellence in Singapore

US Dairy Export Council Opens Center for Dairy Excellence in Singapore

The US Dairy Export Council (USDEC) has continued to expand its progress in South East Asia since it first entered the region in 1998, opening a new US Centre for Dairy ...
Sun Care Products Drive Personal Care Sector in the Philippines

Sun Care Products Drive Personal Care Sector in the Philippines

Data analytics company GlobalData has reported that the rise in demand for suncare products will drive the Philippines' personal care sector, which is projected to record a ...
Astral Asia Bhd to Venture into FMCG E-Commerce

Astral Asia Bhd to Venture into FMCG E-Commerce

Malaysia-based Astral Asia Bhd (AAB) is planning to diversify its core businesses to include e-commerce, focussing on fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG).  The new e-commerce ...
Microsoft, Google and Other American Giants Investing in Indonesia’s E-commerce

Microsoft, Google and Other American Giants Investing in Indonesia’s E-commerce

Microsoft has entered into a strategic partnership with Bukalapak, one of Indonesia’s leading e-commerce platforms, while Google and Temasek have agreed to invest USD 350 ...
Pharmaceutical Giant STADA Seeking Full Ownership of Vietnamese Pymepharco JSC

Pharmaceutical Giant STADA Seeking Full Ownership of Vietnamese Pymepharco JSC

Pharmaceutical giant STADA Arzneimittel AG first invested in Vietnamese Pymepharco Joint Stock Company (PME) in 2008, and over the years it has increased its direct and ...
Oxford University’s Covid-19 Vaccine to be Produced in Thailand for the Regional Market

Oxford University’s Covid-19 Vaccine to be Produced in Thailand for the Regional Market

Oxford University, which has partnered with British-Swedish pharmaceutical company Astra-Zeneca to produce a Covid-19 vaccine, has announced that it will use Thailand as its ...
Thermo Fisher Builds Pharmaceutical Product Facility in Singapore

Thermo Fisher Builds Pharmaceutical Product Facility in Singapore

Global life sciences company, Thermo Fisher Scientific, has announced plans to develop a facility with two new sterile filling lines in Singapore, extending its capacity for ...
Australia’s Vaxine Offers to Hold Clinical Trial for Potential Covid-19 Vaccine in the Philippines

Australia’s Vaxine Offers to Hold Clinical Trial for Potential Covid-19 Vaccine in the Philippines

Australian biotechnology company, Vaxine Pty Ltd., has relayed its interest to the Philippines' Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to conduct the second phase of ...
LKL and AT Systematization Sign Distribution Agreement to Sell Gloves

LKL and AT Systematization Sign Distribution Agreement to Sell Gloves

Healthcare equipment supplier LKL International Bhd has entered into a distribution agreement with AT Systematization Bhd to market, sell, and distribute natural rubber latex ...

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