Growth opportunities in Asean: Singapore, Malaysia top destinations for Chinese companies United News of Bangladesh (UNB)
Bangladesh, May 28 Most Chinese companies focusing on the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) expect to see their businesses grow in the region over the next 12 months, according to a survey commissioned by Standard Chartered.
The survey, conducted in April among senior executives at 43 China-based companies, revealed that the same companies consider Singapore and Malaysia as the best markets for expansion opportunities in the region.
Around 60% of respondents say they are focusing on expanding in Singapore to capture sales and production opportunities, second to Malaysia at 65%, and followed by Thailand s 53%.
May 23, 2021 THE Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday, May 23, 2021, reported low numbers of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases and deaths due to technical issues in its epidemiological surveillance system CovidKaya.
In its case bulletin Sunday, the DOH reported 3,083 new infections, the lowest since the 2,886 cases over two months ago on March 10, and 38 additional mortalities, the lowest since the 10 deaths more than a month ago on April 5.
“The relatively low number of new cases was due to the simultaneous updates being made in the CovidKaya. Some case data from the CDRS (Covid-19 Document Repository System) were not included in the CovidKaya and were not included in this case bulletin,” DOH said.
Myanmar's Foreign Affairs Ministry will hold talks with officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next week, a spokesperson of the State Administration Council said on Saturday.
Just weeks after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) revealed to the world its "breakthrough" on the Myanmar crisis at a special summit in Jakarta on April 24, the grouping is more or less back to square one.