TEMPO.CO, Sarawak – The Indonesian Ambassador to Malaysia Rusdi Kirana is committed to opening more doors for cooperation between the two neighbors. To date, Malaysia has been the bigger investor to Indonesia. “In my capacity as ambassador, I want to say that Indonesia and Malaysia are neighbors. That is our nature. There is no need for bickering, and if […]
Read MoreTops Daily mini supermarket is partnering Kerry Express – Thailand’s leading parcel express delivery company – to provide “nationwide next-day delivery services”. Tops Daily said that 47 branches countrywide will be opened for such services in March and be expanded to 70 branches after the pilot run. “Tops Daily has recently launched concept services at […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce (MOC) is considering lifting a temporary ban on re-exporting sugar to boost Myanmar’s exports in the coming fiscal year, said U Yan Naing Tun, Director General of the Department of Trade under the MOC. Myanmar faces a fall in total export volumes and a widening of the trade deficit in the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Economic growth in 2017 has laid solid foundation for 2018 and many years to come. However, in order to maintain high and sustainable growth rate, Vietnam has to focus on measures for growth, said the Minister of Planning & Investment Nguyen Chi Dung. Vietnam’s economy has progressed comprehensively in all fields and sectors, […]
Read MoreEfforts by trade unions to increase the minimum wage, only to be resisted by business interests, are a familiar refrain across the world. Indeed, even the socialist state of Lao People’s Democratic Republic is not immune. Current negotiations to raise the minimum wage in Laos, consistently one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia, have […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Bank Indonesia (BI) recorded a trade balance deficit of US$0.68 billion in January 2018. The reason for this deficit is the surplus of non-oil and gas balance that fell below its deficit. “The non-oil/gas trade surplus in January 2018 was US$0.18 billion, down from the previous month’s surplus of US$0.83 billion,” BI executive director […]
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