The Hanoitimes – The country would remain the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia, which is expected to bounce back to 6.8% in 2021. Due to the complicated progression of the Covid-19 pandemic globally, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Vietnam’s GDP growth forecast to 4.1% for this year from the previous 4.8%. The […]
Read MoreDeveloping Asia will likely clock up its weakest growth in nearly six decades this year, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Thursday, as measures to contain the contagious novel coronavirus hammer economic activity. Developing Asia, a group of 45 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, is expected to post growth of just 0.1% in 2020, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam should take stronger measures related to origin of goods and products to avoid risks of lawsuits or being taken advantage of by other countries to evade US import tariffs. Vietnam should be careful not to become a transshipment point for China and South Korea in re-routing their exports to the US and […]
Read MoreThailand’s e-commerce market is expected to surge 35% to 220 billion baht in value this year thanks to the online shopping trend, accelerated by months of lockdown, says e-commerce platform Lazada. Lazada Thailand said during the lockdown from March to May, the number of new sellers joining its platform grew more than 75% and millions […]
Read MoreTHE JAKARTA POST – Low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia is limiting passengers to one small carry-on bag as part of its new health and safety rules. The bag should be either a laptop bag or handbag weighing a maximum seven kilogrammes with dimensions not exceeding 40 by 30 by 10 centimetres, otherwise it will be placed […]
Read MoreCambodia has no ambitious plan for a civil nuclear power programme for its power master plan within the next 20 years, official sources said yesterday. A draft atomic energy law is now being drafted, which will include nuclear radiation, has reached 55 percent completion, says Victor Jona, director-general of energy at the Ministry of Mines […]
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