Large Chinese investments are overtaking US financing in ASEAN, according to Nikkei Asia. The mainland has already invested more than $5.3 billion under its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), according to the University of Southern California’s US-China Institute in Los Angeles. On June 22, the mainland agreed with Cambodia to intensify cooperation in transportation networks. […]
Read MoreThai exports via a new online channel totalled 10.152 billion baht in the first half of 2021, the Department of International Trade Promotion reported on Monday. The online export platform www.thaifex-vts.com was used at the THAIFEX Virtual Trade Show on May 25 and will operate until October 3 this year. The platform took orders worth US$2.845 million […]
Read MoreThe government has agreed to allow some workers to move out of their sealed accommodation to resume work on essential and emergency cases, a source said on Sunday. The easing of the rule, which was put in place to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the capital and its surrounding provinces, was proposed by the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – The retail associations in Malaysia hope that all malls and retail outlets can be re-opened by July 15 or once the 10 per cent vaccination target is achieved, whichever is earlier. Malaysia Shopping Malls Association (PPK Malaysia) President Teo Chiang Kok said malls or retail operators have been valiantly struggling for […]
Read MoreOn the back of reopening global economies and a rising crude oil price, Vietnam’s inflation target for 2021 may be harder to achieve, with regulating government bodies attempting to manoeuvre through the year while keeping inflation pressure at bay. Although the General Statistics Office has not yet released data on the consumer price data for […]
Read MoreNearly two months after the World Health Organization declared Coronavirus to be a “global health emergency” last year, the government announced that it would clamp down on tourist visas. Now, the tourism and hospitality sectors are charting their future with an eye towards reopening. The Kingdom’s hotel and restaurant sector retracted by 36 percent last […]
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