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Under a draft decree being proposed by the Ministry of Construction, foreigners can extend their property ownership in Vietnam after their 50-year ownership expires under the Housing Law, but not for more than an additional 50 years, Viet Nam News reported. An article of the draft says the provincial People’s Committee is authorised to extend […]
Continue ReadingStuttgart, Germany, Apr 15, 2015 – (ACN Newswire) – Mark Garvey, 48, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region of the global engineering and construction company M+W Group. Effective 1 May 2015 he will take over this role from Helmut Kurzboeck, who will pursue new opportunities outside M+W Group. Garvey […]
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Thai Airways International & PTT Public Company Limited – Thailand’s two most ideal employers for 2015 For the second year in a row Thailand national flag carrier Thai Airways International (TAI) has been voted the country’s most “ideal” employer by business students, while those studying engineering have nominated State-owned oil and gas company PTT Public […]
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Harald Link and daughter Caroline find time for polo with British and Asian royalty. Credit: Peter Charlesworth for Forbes By Brian Mertens If all goes as planned, B. Grimm & Co. will, within a handful of years, become Thailand’s first industrial conglomerate headed by a young, blonde-haired Thai who is the polo-playing daughter of […]
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HSBC Bank (Vietnam) chief executive Pham Hong Hai (left) and HSBC Thailand chief executive Tan Siew Meng believe Vietnam offers opportunities for Thai firms. Retail and manufacturing are sectors where Thai corporations could engage in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Vietnam, while the banking and telecommunications sectors are considered other attractive M&A areas. Foreign businesses listed […]
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BALTIMORE, MD – InternationalLiving.com’s new 2015 Global Retirement Index rates two Asian havens and three South and Central American destinations as the five countries in the world most affordable for expats. Of the top 25 retirement havens identified in InternationalLiving.com’s new Annual Global Retirement Index as the best places in the world to retire to […]
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Sunee Seripanu, CEO of the Mc Group, Wandee Khunchornyakong, CEO of SPCG Plc, Yuwadee Chirathivat, CEO of the Central Department Store Group, Somporn Juangroongruangkit, chairman of the Thai Summit Group, and Chadatip Chutrakul, CEO of Siam Piwat Co. (Bangkok Post photos) Five Thais made Forbes Asia magazine’s list of the Asia’s 50 most powerful businesswomen […]
Continue ReadingResearch by Timetric, which published the report ‘Global Construction Outlook 2020’, suggests that construction activity in emerging markets is expected to account for 52.8% of global output in 2015, rising to 56% by 2020. Within the emerging markets, growth is forecast to be particularly pronounced in the Middle East. Timetric has also put together a […]
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BANGKOK,Thailand – Centara Hotels & Resort’s latest venture is a brand-new property now being built in Sriracha, Chonburi. The Centara Sonrisa Residence and Suites Sriracha, currently being developed by Smile Condo (2011) Co. Ltd, will operate as a family-friendly four-star residence. The hotel is now in the design phase and the Centara Group expects that […]
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Thailand’s Ministry of Transport says it will propose discussions with the Lao government on financing the fifth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge. The fifth bridge will link the northeast province of Bung Kan with Pak Sane town in Bolikhamxai province of Laos. The ministry permanent secretary, Voradej Harnprasert, said Thailand has already completed the design work for the fifth […]
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