Thailand looks set to ask Vietnam to review its punitive measures on Thai sugar and open a new investigation next year after Vietnam ruled to impose an anti-dumping (AD) levy of 47.64% on some sugar products from Thailand. Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, said that after one year of Vietnam imposing the […]
Read MoreMORE retrenched residents in Singapore are finding work within six months, and job vacancies have grown to nearly match the unemployed population, according to final first quarter figures on Thursday, which also showed that total employment grew by more than initial estimates. The latest Labour Market Report, which follows advance estimates out in April, affirms […]
Read MoreCambodia’s Ministry of Commerce is calling on Sweden to invest in the Kingdom’s furniture production and vehicle assembly industries. In a meeting with Swedish Ambassador, Björn Häggmark, Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, asked the ambassador to persuade global furniture giant IKEA and truck manufacturer AB Volvo to take advantage of investment opportunities in Cambodia. The […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry, the Bank of Thailand and state-owned banks will hold a meeting soon to find ways to help ease the hardship caused by the pandemic among individual borrowers, said Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat. He said the meeting will focus on how to reduce the banks’ interest rates. If the interest is still […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Economists have projected Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow around 4% in 2021 following the announcement of the National Recovery Plan (NRP). United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd (UOB Malaysia) senior economist Julia Goh (pic below) and economist Loke Siew Ting said the estimated period under the planned phases was in line with […]
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic is fostering cashless payment, making it more popular in Vietnam. Instead of having to get up early in the morning every day to go to a nearby market, Nguyen Thu Hang from Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi, can stay in bed a bit longer while still being able to buy stuff online […]
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