The tol laut (maritime highway) program has managed to boost the distribution of supplies in the last three years, an official has said. Citing data from Statistics Indonesia (BPS), Transportation Ministry sea transportation director general Wisnu Handoko said in Jakarta on Tuesday that, in 2015, the nationwide distribution of supplies was recorded at 238 million tons, while […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Acecook expected cup noodles to account for 9% of overall sales in Vietnam in 2022, up four percentage points from 2017. Japan’s instant-noodle maker Acecook is considering boosting production capacity in Vietnam, aiming to take on the growing economy and customers with higher income, Nikkei Asian Review reported. Moreover, Acecook aimed to increase […]
Read MoreCambodia has seen investment in the manufacture of travel goods soar noticeably in early this year as the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) figures reveal grants for bag manufacturers accounted for nearly half of all investment projects. Industry insiders claim the spike is due to tariff privileges Cambodian-made travelling goods receive from the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The rate of increase in the prices of basic goods and services in the country slowed for the fourth straight month in February, registering a year-low 3.8 percent, as prices of most commodities softened, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Based on its inflation report, the agency attributed the slower price […]
Read MorePasspod, a Wi-Fi modem rental and online travel agent that took part in a state-sponsored start-up training program, was oversubscribed 10 times during its initial public offering (IPO). The three-year-old company is projected to serve 2 million Indonesians traveling overseas by 2021. The company, which has served 58,000 customers to date and claims a 50 […]
Read MoreTHE Tripartite Workgroup on Older Workers has reached an agreement to lift both the retirement and re-employment age – and Manpower Minister Josephine Teo has given her backing for this “significant milestone”. “I agree with the Workgroup and I will try my best to make it happen,” she told Parliament on Tuesday during the debate on the government budget. While there have been […]
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