Southeast asia

  Nguyễn Duy Linh, deputy managing director of retail brokerage, SSI, receives Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards for "Best Securities House in Vietnam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank” from Asiamoney on behalf of his company. — Photo courtesy of SSI HCM CITY — SSI Securities Corporation received two Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards from Asiamoney, a leading finance and investment magazine in the Asia-Pacific, at a ceremony in Singapore this week They were for "Best Securities House in Việt Nam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank.” It was the third time the company won for "Best Securities House in Vietnam”. SSI has been the leader in securities broking on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) for the last five years. In the second quarter of this year it continued to be largest player on both HoSE and the Hà … [Read more...] about SSI wins in 2 categories at Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards

Nguyen Duy Linh, deputy managing director of retail brokerage, SSI, receives Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards for "Best Securities House in Vietnam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank” from Asiamoney on behalf of his company. (Photo courtesy of SSI) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - SSI Securities Corporation received two Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards from Asiamoney, a leading finance and investment magazine in the Asia-Pacific, at a ceremony in Singapore this week. They were for "Best Securities House in Vietnam” and “Best Corporate & Investment Bank.” It was the third time the company has won the "Best Securities House in Vietnam”. SSI has been the leader in securities broking on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) for the last five years. In the second quarter of this year it continued to be largest player on both HoSE and the Hanoi Stock Exchange, with market shares … [Read more...] about SSI wins Asiamoney Best Southeast Asia Securities House Awards

In September’s rankings, the Vietnamese women’s football team are ranked sixth in Asia. This represents a rise of one place to 34th place in the world with 1659 points. At present, the women’s team are behind only five other teams from Asia, including Australia, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, China, and the Republic of Korea. Thailand are the seventh best team in Asia, at 39th in the world. The Asian teams ranked as the eighth and ninth best teams in the continent were Taiwan (China), at 40th, and Uzbekistan, at 43rd. For the first time, Myanmar were listed among the top 10 in Asia by moving to 45th in the world. India were ranked as the 11th best team in Asia and 58th globally. The Philippines were ranked at 69th in the world while Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore were placed 89th, 93rd, and 125th, respectively. The United States retained their spot in first position, followed by Germany, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, the UK, Canada, and … [Read more...] about National football teams ranked first in Southeast Asia

Ride-hailing unicorns like Grab and Gojek have received a huge amount of investment in the past four years. (Photo: Reuters) Hanoi (VNA) – Southeast Asia’s internet economy is forecast to reach 300 billion USD by 2025 as millions of people in the region take up online shopping and embrace ride-share food delivery, an industry report said on October 3. In a bid to hit that target, the online industry is expected to grow by 200 percent over the next five years from an estimated 100 billion USD this year, according to the report by Google, Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings and global business consultants Bain & Company. The annual report lifted its 2025 outlook from 240 billion USD previously after a tripling in growth in the past four years alone as young internet users turn to their phones to do everything from banking and playing games to purchasing plane tickets. It said the pace of growth has exceeded all expectations, and internet access is now affordable … [Read more...] about Southeast Asia’s digital economy could hit 300 billion USD by 2025

Coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come(Photo: The Nation) Bangkok (VNA) –  Several of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted clean-energy policies, and yet the use of coal continues to increase in the region. The energy multinational Wood Mackenzie said in a recent study that coal would remain a major fuel source in Southeast Asia for years to come, its use expected to peak only in 2027. The Indonesian government has set a target of generating 23 percent of its power from renewable sources but has achieved only 12 percent thus far due to widespread dependence on coal. Jacqualine Tao, a research associate at Wood Mackenzie, said the reality of rising power demand and affordability issues in the region means that coal’s capacity plateau will only be seen after 2030. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has stated that global demand for coal grew by 0.7 percent for the two years … [Read more...] about Coal remains main source of energy in Southeast Asia