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Vietnam, China seek to ease bottlenecks of farm produce trade

The Hanoitimes – At present, the Covid-19 pandemic has caused a decline of 7% year-on-year in trade turnover of agro-forestry-fishery products between Vietnam and China. Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong on April 16 held a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Xiong Bo to discuss measures to boost bilateral cooperation in […]

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Cambodia drops 8 places in Economic Freedom Index

Cambodia’s ranking in the Index of Economic Freedom dropped by eight places from last year, a negative sign for a country seeking to expand its economy and become a major player in Southeast Asia. This year, Cambodia registered 57.3 points in the Index of Economic Freedom, putting it in 113th spot among 180 countries. Last […]

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Philippines: NEDA chief Pernia resigns; DOF’s tax reform ‘poster boy’ named replacement

MANILA, Philippines — Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia has resigned and Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua, who crafted the Duterte government’s tax reform program is replacing him, officials said in separate announcements on Friday. The sudden change in leadership at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), one the government’s top economic agencies, is coming at […]

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