Truong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), a leading automaker in Vietnam, has sold 80 Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand. It is the second batch of passenger cars that THACO has exported to Thailand, the Southeast Asia’s biggest auto hub, in 2020. Previously, the company delivered 40 of the same cars to Thailand in February. The […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, July 10 — Households in Malaysia spent RM4,534 on average per month in 2019, an increase from RM4,033 in 2016, the latest statistics from the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) show. In the Household Expenditure Survey Report 2019 released today, DOSM noted that the increase in average or mean monthly household spending in […]
Read MoreThe government looks set to establish a centre to handle the country’s economic rehabilitation from the coronavirus. It is envisaged that the body will work in the same way as the current Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), which has been successful in controlling the pandemic. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday agreed with the plan […]
Read MoreWith the world racing to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesia may miss an opportunity to increase its role in the global value chain of the pharmaceutical industry because of regulatory issues, a think tank has said. According to the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS) highlighted, the lack of government enforcement on the mandatory local […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A persistent pullback in both exports and imports continued to shrink the Philippines’ trade gap in May albeit at a slower pace than the previous month, with the government welcoming this as a sign of economic recovery from a shutdown meant to stem the spread of coronavirus infections. The Philippine Statistics Authority […]
Read MoreThe government on Wednesday issued a new regulation for its flagship incentivized training program to close loopholes in the previous regulation that prompted public criticism of systemic irregularities and conflicts of interest. The newly issued Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 76/2020 on the preemployment card allows the program management to demand that ineligible participants return the financial assistance (incentives) in full within 60 days. The management […]
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