Lao public, private sectors prepare for APEC economic integration
Vientiane – Representatives from government and private sectors met here in Lao capital Vientiane for a crucial knowledge-building seminar to prepare for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integration, according to local media Monday. Held under the Laos Pilot Program for Narrowing … Continue reading Lao public, private sectors prepare for APEC economic integration
McKinsey predicts digital banking customers in Asia to reach 1.7 billion by 2020
Hong Kong – The number of digital banking consumers in Asia would reach 1.7 billion by 2020, with China, India, and ASEAN seeing the biggest gains, said a new report by global management consultants McKinsey & Company. Titled “Asia Digital … Continue reading McKinsey predicts digital banking customers in Asia to reach 1.7 billion by 2020
IATA: Conrad Clifford new VP for Asia-Pacific
Geneva/Singapore – The International Air Transport Association has appointed Conrad Clifford as Regional Vice President for Asia Pacific. Clifford joins IATA on 1 February and will be based in its Asia Pacific Regional Office in Singapore. He succeeds Maunu von Lueders, who is … Continue reading IATA: Conrad Clifford new VP for Asia-Pacific
Abacus Singapore receives Licence for China
Beijing – Abacus has become the first foreign global distribution system (GDS) to serve mainland China, the world’s largest outbound travel market, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) approval of licenses for its travel agent applicants. The company, which … Continue reading Abacus Singapore receives Licence for China
ASEAN: Great Expectations connected with AEC
Jakarta – With the ASEAN Economic Community to be formally constituted on 31 December 2015, business advisory firms JWTand A.T. Kearney recently collaborated in an in-depth study of the new bloc (representing 10 countries with a combined 600 million people and … Continue reading ASEAN: Great Expectations connected with AEC
Hongkong: Organisiertes Reisen bevorzugt (E)
Hongkong, 02.12.2013 – Respectively 74% and 6% of the 73,200 public visitors of the last ITE&MICE, Hong Kong’s international Travel Expo held each year in June, prefer traveling in FIT and tailored made groups, according to findings of a survey … Continue reading Hongkong: Organisiertes Reisen bevorzugt (E)
ASEAN Mineralien-Database vorgestellt (E)
Jakarta, 30.11.2013 – The Fourth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals (AMMin) was held on 28 November 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. Jero Wacik, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Indonesia, chaired the Meeting, and H.E. Somboun Rasasombath, Vice-Minister of Energy … Continue reading ASEAN Mineralien-Database vorgestellt (E)
Symposium über ASEAN-Beziehungen mit Indien (E)
Bangkok – ASEAN, Indian, and Japanese senior officials and private sector involved in connectivity came together at a symposium on “Towards Realisation of ASEAN Connectivity Plus: Moving Forward with ASEAN-India Connectivity” in Bangkok, Thailand on 27 November to promote greater ASEAN-India … Continue reading Symposium über ASEAN-Beziehungen mit Indien (E)
ASEAN Countries to Reduce Trade Barriers in Food Sector
Jakarta – In line with the targets of ASEAN Economic Community 2015, Member States have intensified efforts to facilitate and reduce barriers for intra-ASEAN trade in processed food sector while also protecting consumers in the region. In a meeting held 18-20 … Continue reading ASEAN Countries to Reduce Trade Barriers in Food Sector
ASEAN: Kooperation mit Neuseeland (E)
Jakarta, 20.11.2013 –The 1st ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting was held at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday co-chaired by Latsamy Keomany, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Lao PDR, and David Taylor, Ambassador of New Zealand to ASEAN. The meeting … Continue reading ASEAN: Kooperation mit Neuseeland (E)