HANOI — The Trade Promotion Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade said it will focus on innovative campaigns to expand export markets. The department will also ramp up advertisement activities to make Vietnamese brands better known abroad. It will also hold training courses and consult industry associations on trade promotion activities and teach enterprises […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian palm oil futures hit their highest in nearly five months on Thursday on expectations of falling production. The benchmark palm oil contract for April delivery on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange was up 0.6 percent at 2,297 ringgit ($554.94) a tonne at the close of trade, its fifth straight session of gains. It earlier hit 2,298 ringgit, […]
Read MoreThe government said it would ease procedures to boost exports, with the aim of bolstering the country’s current account, as the trade deficit was recorded at US$ 8.57 billion in 2018, the largest deficit since 1975. Statistics Indonesia (BPS) recorded that the country had a $11.4 billion trade surplus in 2017. Coordinating Economic Minister Darmin […]
Read MoreTrade between Cambodia and neighbouring Thailand expanded by more than 35 percent last year driven by strong economic growth in both nations. According to data from the Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh, bilateral trade reached $8.4 billion in 2018, a jump of 35.5 percent from 2017’s $6.1 billion. However, Cambodia’s exports declined, reaching only $768 […]
Read MoreThe first dry port in Mandalay Region to transport goods by container has opened in Myitnge, Amarapura township, making the movement of products to and from the city easier and cheaper, according to Transport and Communications Minister U Thant Sin Maung. “We have been left behind for 30 years in carrying goods by containers. Only if […]
Read MoreRENTS for retail space in the central region of Singapore rose by 1.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2018 over the previous three months – contrasting with the drop of 1.2 per cent in the third quarter, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday. For the whole of 2018, […]
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