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Thailand Sees an Increase in Russian Visitors as Tourism Recovers

Russian traveler in Phuket. ( Photo: Phuket News)

Thailand has recorded an increase in Russian visitors, with monthly arrivals doubling in November and up nearly seven times in September.

Lao Athlete Wins Bronze in Para Powerlifting World Cup

35-year-old Latsami Sipaseuth from Laos with powerlifting athletes from Brazil and Kenya.

An athlete from Laos has been awarded a bronze medal after the competition of Para Powerlifting World Cup in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Traveloka Co-Founder Commits to Accelerating Digital Transformation in Vietnam’s Tourism Sector during Meeting with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 29 December 2022 – During his state visit to Indonesia which marks the 10th anniversary of establishing a strategic partnership between Indonesia and Vietnam, the President of Vietnam, H.E Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with representatives from key Indonesian enterprises, including Traveloka.

During the meeting with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Albert, Co-Founder of Traveloka, affirmed his commitment to support more initiatives, technological developments and other solutions to aid the recovery of Vietnam’s tourism industry and accelerate its digital transformation.

Albert also took the opportunity to congratulate the President on Vietnam’s success in ensuring the recovery of the country’s tourism industry. He also noted and expressed his gratitude to the Vietnamese government for its strategic business cooperation, partnership and support, which minimized the consequences and impact of the pandemic. As Southeast Asia’s leading travel platform, Traveloka hopes to deepen collaboration with the Vietnamese government in projects to support the recovery of the tourism sector, accelerate digital adoption, as well as to further develop sustainable tourism.

The tourism industry needs to harness digital transformation to create breakthroughs and drive positive impact for the economy. As a technology company present in Vietnam since 2015, Traveloka has been, and remains ready to support tourism in Vietnam, as well as participate in the digitization of the tourism industry. Traveloka constantly adapts and responds to trends, as well as rapidly changing customer behavior, and engages intensively with the government. Traveloka Vietnam has worked with the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the Hai Phong City Department of Tourism, and the Da Nang City Tourism Board to support the digital transformation initiatives of these agencies, to promote local destinations and improve the experience of visitors to the country, furthering the development of local tourism.

“We believe in Vietnam’s tourism potential and are committed to supporting the country, in promoting digital transformation and tourism to deliver social and economic impact,” Albert emphasized.

This is testament to the growing trade relationship between Vietnam and Indonesia. The archipelago is Vietnam’s third largest trading partner, while Vietnam is Indonesia’s fourth largest partner. Bilateral trade in 2021 reached 11.5 billion USD, exceeding the target of 10 billion USD per year, set by the two countries for the first time. As of November 2022, the trade value of the two countries reached nearly 13 billion USD.[1]

Indonesia is the first country in Southeast Asia to establish diplomatic relations with Vietnam[2], with Vietnam also being Indonesia’s key strategic partner.

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About Traveloka

Traveloka, Southeast Asia’s leading travel platform, enables consumers to access, discover and purchase a wide range of travel, local services, and financial services products. Traveloka’s comprehensive product portfolio includes transport booking services such as flight tickets, bus, trains, car rental, airport transfer. It also offers access to the largest accommodation inventory in Southeast Asia, including hotels, apartments, guest houses, homestays, resorts, and villas.

Traveloka is a key player offering local services (currently specific to certain markets), and reservations for a wide range of local attractions, activities, as well as wellness and beauty clinics. Traveloka also offers financing, payment, and insurance products to help Southeast Asian consumers fulfill their aspirations. Traveloka provides 24/7 customer service in local languages as well as more than 30 different local payment methods. The Traveloka app has been downloaded more than 100 million times, making it the most popular travel platform in Southeast Asia.

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Thai Civil Servant Accused of Corruption, Gets Bail Release

Mr. Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya bails himself out of arrest (photo: Thaiger)

Thai Chief of National Parks, Mr. Rutchada Suriyakul Na Ayutya was released on bail Wednesday morning after being detained for corruption charges on Tuesday in Bangkok.

Third Mekong River Dolphin Found Dead in a Week

This is the 11th dolphin found dead in Cambodia in 2022, bringing the total to 29 in the last three years.

ONYX Hospitality Group Expands Its Footprint with the Opening of Y Hotel in Hong Kong

One-month free stay to be given out as part of the celebratory activities

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 December 2022 – ONYX Hospitality Group continues the expansion of its portfolio with the launch of Y Hotel Hong Kong. The 96-room Y Hotel, set along the tram line in the Sheung Wan area – a neighbourhood full of history and charm, officially opened its door on 23 December 2022.

The fully non-smoking Y Hotel offers rooms ranging from Classic to One Bedroom Harbour Suite overlooking the city or harbour. All rooms and suites effortlessly blend timeless simplicity with tasteful, contemporary décor, featuring a workspace, a LED TV set with international channels and a capsule coffee machine. With the usage of the warm, earth-tone colour scheme and the installation of the comfortable Slumberland beds and blackout curtains, a good night’s rest is ensured for all.

Additionally, Y Hotel offers facilities such as iLink – an indoor area equipped with tablets and internet connection, Terrace – an open-air leisure space and self-check-in kiosks. Source Bar, located on the first floor of the hotel, is now soft opened, serving guests some of the finest cocktails and canapés.

Situated on Hong Kong’s famous Dried Seafood Street, a section of Des Voeux Road West in the Sheung Wan and Sai Ying Pun area, Y Hotel is just steps away from both buses and the “Ding Ding” tram stops, and is a three-minute walk away from the Sai Ying Pun MTR station. Slightly further afield is the Central Ferry Pier with links to Kowloon and elsewhere. Also nearby is the Hong Kong Macau Ferry Terminal, the hop-on point for the ferry and the helicopter linking Hong Kong with Macau.

In celebration of its opening, Y Hotel is running a special hot deal on its official website with 20% discount offered on Best Flexible Rate. ONYX Rewards members can receive an extra 10% discount on this offer. Furthermore, the hotel will be running free room night giveaways on its official social media accounts as part of the celebratory activities. Participants can win up to a one-month stay in Y Hotel! For more information or reservations, please visit www.mosaic-collection.com/yhotel-hongkong and follow Y Hotel on Facebook @yhotelhongkong and Instagram @yhotelhongkong.

Based in Bangkok, ONYX Hospitality Group currently operates over 40 properties across Asia Pacific, with additional 10 projects in the pipeline. Most recently, it welcomed two new Shama properties in Bangkok – Shama Petchburi 47 Bangkok and Shama Ekamai Bangkok, to the portfolio and launched two new Amari hotels in Malaysia – Amari Kuala Lumpur and Amari SPICE Penang.

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About ONYX

ONYX Hospitality Group operates several diverse yet complementary brands – Amari, Shama and OZO – each catering to the distinctive requirements of today’s business and leisure travellers. ONYX reaches beyond its Thai roots to offer innovative management solutions across Asia-Pacific region. Visit .

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Miss Universe Laos Gives Interview on Las Vegas Morning TV

Miss Universe Laos Payengxa Lor appears on KSNV News TV 3 (Photo: Payengxa Lor).
Miss Universe Laos Payengxa Lor appears on KSNV News TV 3 (Photo: Payengxa Lor).

Miss Universe Laos, Payengxa Lor, gave an interview on Las Vegas’ KSNV News 3 Today, telling host Kim Wagner about the cultural significance of winning the crown.

AYASA Globo won the HFM 2022 Asian Services Awards for the third consecutive year

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 29 December 2022 – One of the leading one-stop financial services providers, AYASA Globo is honored to announce that it won the “Best administrator – boutique and emerging managers” at HFM Asian Services Awards 2022. This is the third year in a row that AYASA Globo received the award in this category. This award scheme, now in their 16th year, aims to recognize those hedge fund service providers who demonstrate outstanding services. The awards are the most important and influential hedge fund awards in the calendar, with the best-performing funds and related companies all vying for industry-wide recognition.

Edward Yum, Founder & Group CEO, AYASA Globo
Edward Yum, Founder & Group CEO, AYASA Globo

“We are grateful to have won the HFM award for 3-year in a row with such magnificent recognition from the organizer which is like the ‘Oscars’ in hedge fund industry. We would like to express our gratitude to our clients and our staff who supported our company and contributed to our new milestone in this challenging time. Hence, we will continue to provide the high-quality services to both established and emerging fund managers” said Edward Yum, Founder & Group CEO, AYASA Globo.

AYASA Globo can maintain 98% of the client retention rate

AYASA Globo managed to sustain growth and maintain high retention rate over the past few years. The advantage of having the full operation, compliance and relationship teams stationed in Hong Kong facilitates the delivery of high-quality client service to promptly respond to all clients’ queries. It also insists on no outsourcing to other cities at all so it can guarantee high-quality client services. As a result, AYASA Globo maintains 98% of the client retention rate in 2021 which is an impressive number in a B2B business.

Strong growth in business despite the pandemic

AYASA Globo managed to sustain growth in 2020-2022 despite the outbreak of COVID-19, AYASA Globo still have numerous new funds launched with it and continued to engage it as their fund administrators. 2021 was actually a record high for AYASA Globo in terms of the numbers of new funds launched. It has a 56% growth of fund administration fee revenue in 2021/22 compared to 2020/21. Number of funds under administration: approaching 200 funds in 2021, 114% increase in AUM compared to last year. The result was quite outstanding comparing with the other financial institutions.

Edward Yum further added “AYASA Globo is opening a new office in Singapore next quarter and planning to set up an office in London as well, it allows us to deliver a more comprehensive service to our clients. Together with the development of our own fintech product – AGenius, I believe AYASA Globo will be able to uplift our service beyond industry standard.”

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About HFM Award

Year-on-year, the With Intelligence HFM Asian Services Awards recognizes and rewards hedge fund service providers who have demonstrated exceptional client services, innovative product development, strong and sustainable business growth over the past 12 months. The rigorous judging process, based on the views of a panel of leading hedge fund COOs, CFOs, CCOs, GCs, and CTOs, ensures that the Awards recognize those driving up service standards across the sector and stand out from the crowd as the ones the big providers really want to win.

About AYASA Globo

Founded in 2014, AYASA Globo Financial Services has its presence in multiple cities and countries across the world including the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Taipei, Singapore, Dubai, Zurich, Chicago, Panama, BVI. Utilizing the expertise and years of international experience among Funds service, Wealth and Tax Planning, Trust and Trustee, Corporate Structuring, Compliance and Escrow Agent Service, it offers tailor-made solutions to every client while efficiency is well guaranteed. Full fund administration and relationship teams are located in Hong Kong that could provide direct and effective communications that meet clients’ needs.

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