MANILA, Philippines — The government continued to spend more than what it earned in October, pushing the budget deficit to P1.2 trillion from January to October, 28 percent higher than last year’s P940.58 billion, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said yesterday. For October alone, the shortfall widened by five percent to P64.29 billion as […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 33.43 to the US dollar on Friday, weakening from Thursday’s closing rate of 33.36. The Thai currency is likely to move between 33.35 and 33.50 to the greenback during the day, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool predicted. Poon said that the baht is weakening after the foreign investors had sold […]
Read MoreAT least 1 in 2 job roles within the logistics sector will undergo at least a medium degree of change or undergo displacement in the coming 3 to 5 years with the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0). A total of 56 job roles were studied, and 30 job roles (54 per cent) will experience at […]
Read MoreBy Minh Hương HÀ NỘI — There has been a sharp rise in demand for cold storage in the Asia-Pacific region which has pushed foreign investment into Việt Nam, strengthening the value of the local supply chain. Supply is relatively scarce in most of the Asia-Pacific region, said experts, adding developed markets like Japan or Australia have relatively […]
Read MoreThailand aims to embark on talks on new free trade agreements with the European Union (EU), the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the European Free Trade Association (Efta) and vows to accelerate ongoing FTA talks with Turkey, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, said under the department’s working plan […]
Read MorePhnom Penh has asked Hanoi to resume direct flights between Cambodia and Vietnam to boost tourism between the two countries now that the Covid-19 outbreak appears to be waning. The statement was made during a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and the newly-minted Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia on November 24 at the Peace Palace. […]
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