Thailand’s Siam Cement Group Public Co ltd (SCG) recorded a 7 percent growth in Cambodian sales revenue during the first quarter of 2020, derived from cement manufacturing and building materials, according to the company’s quarterly report. Based on the Q1 2020 report, SCG’s Cambodian business arm owned $373 million in total assets, an increase of […]
Read MoreThe country’s manufacturing production, both in volume and value, fell in March, partly on the back of the decrease in petroleum products, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. Results of the statistics agency’s latest Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries showed that the volume of production index (VoPi) contracted by 6.3 percent in […]
Read MoreConsumer goods, health care, energy, construction materials, infrastructure, and technology are among the sectors with enormous potential for investment in Vietnam once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, an expert has said. Don Lam, co-founder and CEO of fund management company VinaCapital, recentlyspoke to a group of Republic of Korean investors through video conferencing about Vietnam’sefforts to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ long-struggling agriculture sector suffered a fresh setback in the first three months, pulled down by less harvests and an underperforming fisheries sector and dashing hopes of some economic growth at the start of the year. The value of farm output declined 1.2% year-on-year from January to March, down further from […]
Read MoreDespite the easing of lockdown measures and higher demand in several export categories, Thailand’s shipments are still forecast to contract by 8% this year, says a key trade group. Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said the pandemic has ravaged major economies, especially Thailand’s important trading partners such as the US, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, May 5 — Pubs and restaurants selling liquors are not allowed not operate during the whole period of conditional movement control order (CMCO), said Federal Territories Minister Tan Sri Annuar Musa. He said the ministry had received complaints from non-Muslims that some of these premises were operating at night in the city centre. […]
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