HANOI — Vietnam was recently listed among the world’s 20 fastest growing travel destinations by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. The Southeast Asian country ranked seventh with a growth rate of 24.6 per cent based on the number of foreign tourist arrivals in 2016. West African nation Sierra Leone topped the list, seeing a […]
Read MoreConsumer prices, which gauge the country’s inflation rate, dipped for a second straight month in June, mainly due to lower oil prices and baht gains. The drop led the government to cut its inflation forecast yesterday to 0.7-1.7% this year from a previous projection of 1.5 -2.2%. According to the Commerce Ministry’s data, the consumer price […]
Read MoreThe eighth Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) meeting was held in Thailand on June 29-30 and has decided to seek parliamentary approval in order to ask Thailand for a soft loan to fund the two-lane project. If approved, a task force will be formed to assess and review the development and issues caused by Italian-Thai Development […]
Read MoreThe Cambodian embassy in Thailand has called on illegal workers not to leave Thailand as officials attempt to negotiate a deal to allow migrants to stay in their jobs. A crackdown on illegal workers in Thailand has frightened many migrants, with thousands returning home following the announcement of the new executive decree on foreign labourers last week. According to a letter […]
Read MoreJune PMI slips to 53.9 from 54.3 in May, 55.5 a yr earlier PHILIPPINE manufacturing expanded further in June but at a slower pace than in May and in June last year as output and new orders lost momentum amid a fall in backlogs, results of a survey sponsored by Nikkei and produced by IHS […]
Read MoreThe Gold Traders Association on Tuesday morning announced buying prices at 19,298.68 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments and 19,650.00 baht per baht-weight for gold bar. Selling prices were set at 20,250.00 baht per baht-weight for gold ornaments, and 19,750.00 baht per baht weight for gold bar. This means gold prices are down 200 baht […]
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