ASEAN leaders have been urged to take urgent measures to ensure uninterrupted supply chain for essential food, intensify ASEAN-wide trade facilitation and plans for the gradual reopening of the economy to restore market confidence. ASEAN Business Advisory Council (BAC) in its press statement said, “We commend our ASEAN leaders, under the Chairmanship of Nguyen Xuan […]
Read MoreLet’s face it: A lot of us have been cooped up at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a chance that you have tried to whip up a cup of dalgona coffee. People everywhere have tried their hands on making a dalgona coffee but Southeast Asians are especially determined to master the art; four […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued a temporary ban on the importation of domestic and wild birds and their products from the US following an avian virus outbreak in South Carolina. In a recent memorandum order issued by the Office of the Secretary, the DA has instituted the ban on the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The volume of passengers in 2020 would plunge 46% to 43 million passengers compared to 2019, according to the Ministry of Transport. The Vietnamese aviation market would suffer more damages than any estimations made so far due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Transport. The ministry has said in a […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s economy may enter a recession and experience a much longer recovery than other countries in Southeast Asia if the government’s management of the COVID-19 pandemic remains “slow” and “amateurish”, economists have warned. A recession happens when a country sees its gross domestic product (GDP) decline for two consecutive quarters in conjunction with other monthly indicators, […]
Read MoreThe Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is set to revise its investment target and strategy for this year as the coronavirus pandemic ravages overall investment sentiment. Kanit Sangsubhan, secretary-general of the EEC Office, said the EEC has been keeping a close watch on investment but it remains difficult to predict because nobody knows how long […]
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