Foreign visitors participating in the Phuket sandbox scheme will be allowed to visit other tourist spots after seven days starting from Aug 1. Thanakorn Wangboonkongchana, spokesman for the Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), said the centre approved the move on Thursday. The other tourist spots are: Koh Samui, Koh Phangan and Koh Tao in […]
Read MoreA report of IDC conducted under the authorization of Backbase clearly shows two directions of development in the banking industry of Vietnam in the coming time: mobile transactions and tech-based lending activities. According to this report, mobile transactions in Vietnam are expected to grow by 300% in the period of 2021-2025, with mobile payments playing […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Three environmental groups are urging the government to take action against plastic pollution caused by waste management schemes such as incineration by limiting the production of plastic. In a statement, Philippine environmental health groups EcoWaste Coalition, Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) and Mother Earth Foundation (MEF) emphasized the urgency of limiting […]
Read MoreExports in June grew at the highest level in 11 years as global demand increased, a trend which is expected to continue, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Friday. Exports, a key driver of growth, rose by a stronger-than-expected 43.82% in June from a year earlier, beating a forecast rise of 39% in a Reuters […]
Read MoreCambodia exported $247.5 million worth of bicycles to foreign markets in the first half of this year, inching down 4.2 percent compared to the same period last year. Data from Ministry of Commerce showed that from January to June, 1,259,310 units of bicycles have been shipped, up 1.8 percent from 1,236,552 units registered during last […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines became the world’s first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice” that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world. A biosafety permit issued by government regulators paves the way for the rice — enriched with the vitamin A-precursor beta-carotene to make […]
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