Japan is planning to resume business flights with 10 more Asian countries, including Cambodia. The destinations are where the pandemic is under control and what are known as travel bubbles or air bridges that proliferate in Asia. The Japanese news agency Nikkei Asian Review reports that Japan intends to begin talks in mid-July on resuming […]
Read MoreFactory activity in Indonesia fell to its lowest level ever in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic caused a slump in demand and disrupted supply chains, a survey published by Bank Indonesia (BI) showed. BI’s Prompt Manufacturing Index (PMI-BI) was recorded at 28.55 percent, its deepest ever contraction, compared with 45.64 percent in the […]
Read MoreIf the country does not let foreign tourists in by the end of the year, some 60% of hospitality enterprises are at risk of going out of business, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry. “People will be safe from the virus as borders remain closed, but wounds from the economic fallout might be deeper and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Corrected 10:07 p.m.) — Foreign investment pledges approved by the Board of Investments (BoI) sank by more than 70% in the first half as investors abroad hold off expansion plans amid the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic. Data from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) released Monday showed BOI-approved pledges by foreign businessmen sagged 73% […]
Read MoreDespite a five-year high in first-half consumer price index, Vietnam is expected to bring inflation under control this year due to feeble demand for production and consumption, as well as shrunken demand in global markets. Dang Duc Anh, vice director of the National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF), told VIR that though the […]
Read MoreThe overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May 2020 has increased by 2.5 per cent year-on-year from 98.4 in May 2019 to 100.9 this year. More details in Sunday’s Borneo Bulletin. Source: https://digital.borneobulletin.com.bn/
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