“We are clearly seeing greater transaction momentum compared with the past one to two years,” said Chua Yang Liang, JLL South-east Asia head of research and consultancy, as reported by The Business Times.”Investment managers are actively acquiring and recycling capital, and portfolio transactions are gradually re-emerging, particularly in the retail…

The establishment of the centre comes as the global Halal market enters a period of rapid expansion, driven by rising demand for certified products and increasingly stringent standards across sectors ranging from food and cosmetics to pharmaceuticals, tourism, logistics, and e-commerce. According to Nguyen Van Hoi, director of the Institute…

The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is seen at the Sihanoukville, Cambodia Sept. 28, 2017. Photo by Reuters The Cambodian Government has lowered its 2026 economic growth forecast to 4.2%, down from the previously projected 5%. According to the medium-term fiscal framework for 2027-2029 recently published by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet,…

While headwinds are expected to temper the pace of expansion, World Bank’s latest Vietnam Economic Update, released on May 15, projects growth will moderate to a 6.8 per cent in 2026, following an 8 per cent expansion in 2025. According to the update, Vietnam’s economy has demonstrated notable resilience in…

Farmer Le Van Nhan sells durians on a street in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Han Five years ago, he converted 3,000 square meters of rice paddies into durian orchards after seeing it was a lucrative crop for many.He harvested two tons of durian this year, but…

At state major Vietcombank, total bad debt by the end of the first quarter reached $435 million, up 12.4 per cent from the end of 2025. Although potentially irrecoverable loans (Group 5 loans) declined slightly to $332 million, doubtful loans (Group 4 loans) rose to $63 million, more than seven…