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Vietnam among top 3 innovators in Southeast Asia

Vietnam has climbed up three places to 42nd in the 2019 Global Innovation Index, behind Singapore and Malaysia in Southeast Asia. The country has performed better than some of its Southeast Asian neighbors on the global list, moving ahead of Thailand (43rd), the Philippines (54th), Indonesia (85th) and Cambodia (98th). Singapore (8th) and Malaysia (35th) […]

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‘Zero-dollar tourism’ surges in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar  Tourist arrivals in Myanmar are on the rise despite international condemnation over its military’s systematic campaign of violence against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. The growing debate over a tourism boycott is vexing tourists, and the Rohingya exodus obviously contributed to a downturn in the arrival of tourists from European and western countries. […]

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Thailand: KBank sees strong baht until year-end

The baht is expected to remain firm to the US dollar for the remainder of this year as offshore funds continue flowing into long-term Thai bonds, even though the Bank of Thailand recently imposed measures to curb the inflows, says a Kasikornbank (KBank) senior executive. The central bank’s measure to narrow the cap on the […]

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Vietnam considers marine waste global urgency

The Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese government is targeting to end the use of single-use plastics by 2025 as part of international efforts to tackle this global issue. Vietnam considers marine waste a matter of global urgency that poses major threats to the marine environment, according to Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Ministry of […]

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Lao, Thai businesses seek to bolster trade, investment

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Thai business communities are drawing up plans to increase bilateral trade and investment volumes in the coming years by overcoming several long-standing barriers. The two sides expect to set up a special working group that will team up with personnel from both sides in the hope of bridging […]

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