Thai exports expanded for a second straight month in April, boosted by the global economic recovery and higher prices for farm products and oil. The Commerce Ministry yesterday said customs-cleared outbound shipments rose by 8.5% year-on-year in April to UScopy6.9 billion after a 9.2% jump in March. “Shipments fared well in almost all markets,” said […]
Read MoreThe Vietnamese government is adamant that it will be able to meet an economic growth target of 6.7 percent for this year, despite outlooks suggesting the real rate might be much lower. After the opening of the third session of the 14th lawmaking National Assembly on Monday, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc convened an urgent […]
Read MoreIndonesia says several Vietnamese fishing vessels escaped its waters following a show of force by Vietnam’s coast guard in the South China Sea. Indonesia’s Maritime and Fisheries Ministry said Tuesday that Vietnam is holding an Indonesian fisheries officer, who was aboard one of the Vietnamese vessels, and Indonesia has 11 Vietnamese crew members in its […]
Read More(KPL) Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and his cabinet members approved at their monthly meeting on Tuesday the development of the 113.7-km section I of the Vientiane-Boten expressway (K Corridor). The section I of the highway project will stretch between Vientiane Capital and Vientiane Province (Vangvieng). The development of the highway section is expected to cost […]
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