Indonesia has wrapped up negotiations for a free trade and investment pact with members of the four-nation European Free Trade Association, and a final agreement is due to be signed in December, Indonesia’s trade minister said. Negotiations on the Comprehensive Indonesia-European Free Trade Association Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE-CEPA) between Indonesia and EFTA members — […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) is implementing the rules for the Philippine natural gas supply as the country aims to become a liquefied natural gas (LNG) hub in the region. The agency is seeking comments from industry stakeholders on its draft circular titled “Implementing the Natural Gas Quality Standard for All Natural Gas Supply in the […]
Read MoreA COALITION of major tech companies have pledged to develop digital skills for the Asean workforce. The pledge, part of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Digital Asean initiative, aims to train 20 million people in South-East Asia by 2020, especially those working in small- and medium-size enterprises. Other goals include raising US$2mil in contributions to provide scholarships for Asean technology students, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic growth could accelerate beyond 2020 if commodity prices were to pick up on the back of a recovery in global economic growth. Moody’s Analytics chief Asia-Pacific economist Steven G. Cochrane said Malaysia’s economic growth would likely slow down in the next two years as weak global economic outlook could weigh on […]
Read MoreGroup to invest bt4 bn to whet the country’s growing appetite for beverages The TCP Group will invest Bt4 billion in Vietnam in the next three years to boost its marketing capabilities. The group opened its first wholly-owned overseas office in Vietnam “TCPVN Company Limited” earlier this year, and plans to invest heavily in market […]
Read MoreRe: “Seniors benefiting from ‘Time Bank’ helpers”, Around Thailand, November 19. I praise the government’s Department of Older Persons for setting up the “Time Bank” project, which could benefit generations of home-bound senior citizens as our society ages. Individual volunteers earn one point for every hour of service, to be redeemed for the same amount […]
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