HCM CITY — The digital economy and e-commerce are opening up opportunities for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to connect to global value chains, allowing access to regional and global markets, experts said at a workshop held on Tuesday in HCM City. The challenge for MSMEs is to improve their capabilities and incorporate new strategies, skills […]
Read MoreProspects for the Myanmar economy are looking promising despite the unrest in northern Rakhine, officials from the public and private sector said today. Inflation pressures are expected to ease and private and public investments in infrastructure services and non-commodity sectors such as light manufacturing and hospitality are forecast to grow, said U Maung Maung Win, […]
Read MoreCambodia intends to submit a petition to the United States government to extend the duty-free privileges of its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme to include footwear, giving local manufacturers a competitive advantage in the world’s biggest consumer market. But hopes are dimming as the submission deadline approaches and a bill proposing the exemption fails […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit was slightly higher against the US dollar and other major currencies early Wednesday on renewed demand for the domestic unit, a dealer said. At 9.00 am(0100 gmt), the local unit was quoted at 4.2050/2080 against the greenback from Tuesday’s close of 4.2060/2090. The dealer said the ringgit’s rebound was due to oil […]
Read MoreQUANG NGAI — The second batch of made-in-Vietnam ship-to-shore cargo container cranes is headed to India. Doosan Heavy Industries Vietnam (Doosan Vina) has shipped three Rail Mounted Quayside Cranes (RMQC) to India as part of its contract to supply 12 RMQC cranes to Bharat Mumbai Container Terminals Private Limited (BMCTPL). Yeon In Jung, CEO and general […]
Read MoreTHE Philippine job market lost some momentum in July as unemployment slightly worsened from a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. Results of the latest Labor Force Survey (LFS) put the jobless rate at 5.6 percent for the month from 5.4 percent in 2016. This translates to 2.37 million Filipinos without […]
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