Vietnam is seeking to reverse their decline in trade with Cambodia and Laos, jump-starting plans yesterday to build 116 warehouses near border gates they share with their neighbors. According to a Vietnamese online news outlet, Vietnam’s Industry and Trade Ministry agreed to the plan to build these warehouses on January 23, and they will finish […]
Read MoreBRUNEI is honing institutional strengths and improving business competitiveness as it seeks to diversify its oil-dependent economy. The establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) will sustain the growth of Bruneian businesses, helping the sultanate attain its goal of diversifying its oil-dependent economy. Analysts and business leaders interviewed by The Brunei Times said regional integration […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Indonesia`s export of crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives fell by nearly 2 percent to 25.7 million tons in 2016 from 26.2 million tons in 2015. Despite export decline, the price of crude palm oil (CPO) is on the rise, reflecting a good trend, and has reached Rp9.140 per kilogram (kg), as […]
Read MoreVietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption. People in Vietnam currently have to pay VND3,000 (US$0.13) in environmental tax for each liter of gasoline, while the finance ministry recommended that should be raised to VND8,000 ($0.36) in its draft regulation, which […]
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