A shipping port in southern China has temporarily halted the import of frozen seafood from Cambodia due to the port’s recently reduced capacity because of newly implemented Covid-19 prevention measures. Zhanjiang, the port located in southern Guandong province, will also stop importing frozen seafood from Vietnam, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Newpal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines slipped seven notches in the global competitiveness ranking, the sharpest drop in Asia-Pacific and its poorest performance over the last five years, as the country’s mediocre pandemic response led to an economic deterioration, the worst in several decades. Based on the World Competitiveness Ranking 2021 of Switzerland-based Institute for Management […]
Read MoreVietnamese producers continue to have a faint imprint on the world’s deep-processed coffee market, and many small businesses are now beginning to pay more attention to branding, while larger ones seek new ways to increase export output. Intimex JSC, Vietnam’s largest supplier of Robusta coffee beans, took an unexpected turn when it decided to focus […]
Read MoreThailand climbed one spot to 28th in the 2021 world competitiveness rankings conducted by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), boosted by improvements made in employment and public finances. However, among its peers within Asean, Malaysia and Indonesia made the greatest gains rising two places to reach 25th and three spots to reach 37th, respectively. […]
Read MoreSingapore has sought the cooperation of the Tourism Ministry to organise a tourism fair or an exhibition to revive the tourism sector that has been badly affected by the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic Singapore Ambassador to Cambodia, Ms Teo Lay Cheng made this request when she met the Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon yesterday. She said […]
Read More* Key rate kept at record low of 3.50% * C.bank governor pledges to keep stabilising rupiah * Sees prospect of Fed tapering from Q1 2022 (Adds economist comment, new governor quote) JAKARTA, June 17 (Reuters) – Indonesia’s central bank held its benchmark rate at a record low on Thursday as it sought to keep […]
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