The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has extended PT Freeport Indonesia’s (PTFI) temporary special mining permit (IUPK) for another month after it expired on Tuesday. “Yes, the Freeport IUPK has been extended until Aug. 31,” Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry mineral and coal director general Bambang Gatot Ariyono said on Wednesday as reported by kontan.co.id. With […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore were the top exporters by revenue in the Asia-Pacific last year, according to a study commissioned by FedEx Express. SMEs here generated an average annual exporting revenue of US$1.75 million (S$2.38 million), ahead of the US$1.21 million average recorded across countries in the Asia-Pacific. With regard […]
Read MoreIndonesia on Wednesday sent 5,600 tons of shallots to Thailand, the first shipment in a total of 9,000 tons of shallots to be exported to the country this year. “In the past, we imported shallots from Thailand, but now we export the commodity to the country,” said Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman when releasing the […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen yesterday extended the fare-free period for the capital’s water taxi system until the end of the year as a way of expressing his gratitude for the results of Sunday’s election. Rides in the western rail line and the airport shuttle service will also be free until January 2019, as recently announced […]
Read More(People’s Daily/KPL) The 2018 Liupanshui Belt and Road & ASEAN Media Tour closed on July 29, after a conference at the Zhongshan Economic Development Zone. The tour has seen a group of over 100 ASEAN and international journalists, students and experts travel Guizhou over the course of a week, to see how the local government […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – High economic growth and improved business environment has helped Vietnam become the most attractive destination of Japanese investors in ASEAN. According to Keiichi Kadowaki, chairman of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA), nearly 1,800 Japanese firms invested in Vietnam in the first half of the year, the highest among ASEAN […]
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