HANOI: Vietnam will suspend the import of live pigs from Thailand following the discovery of African swine fever in a batch of imported hogs this month, the government said in a statement on Friday. The move aimed to prevent the disease spreading to the domestic pig herd, the statement said, adding that the suspension will […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s recorded strong trade performance in April as exports and imports once again broke the record to reach RM105.6bil and RM85.1bil, the Statistics Department said. It announced on Friday trade surplus was at RM20.5bil as it continues its recovery from the impact of Covid-19 pandemic. “Malaysia’s exports continued to be vibrant, soaring by […]
Read MoreBy 2025, at least 50% of banking procedures and 70% of customers’ transactions are expected to take place in the cyber environment. While keeping a safe distance and remote working have become new practices since the Covid-19 outbreak, Vietnamese banks have been quick to push for digitalization to meet customers’ demand for more digital banking […]
Read MoreExports to Myanmar are forecast to fall by 60-96.5 billion baht this year because of Myanmar’s political chaos, according to the latest study by the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). Aat Pisanwanich, director of the Center for International Trade Studies at the UTCC, said the study on the Myanmar coup’s impact on […]
Read MoreOffspring Inc, which is 51%-owned by the Malaysian homegrown technology company Sedania, is a health tech company focusing on early child care solutions, among which producing high-quality organic baby products. According to a recent statement made by Sedania, Offspring’s range of early child care solutions are currently exported to Singapore, the Philippines, United States, Brunei, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A prolonged economic contraction as a result of fresh lockdowns in the capital and nearby provinces stoked an exodus of short-term foreign funds in April, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported Thursday. What’s new? Foreign portfolio investments, also known as “hot money” because of their flighty nature, posted a net outflow of $374 […]
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