Thailand has voiced support for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)’s three key statements on the facilitation of the Covid-19 vaccine and movement of essential goods as well as expressing readiness to host the APEC meeting next year. Commerce minister Jurin Laksanawisit said after a video conference with New Zealand’s Minister of Trade and Export Growth, Damien […]
Read MoreThe Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index fell by 15.62 points or 1.01 per cent to 1,533.86 at 10.18am on Monday. The volume of total transactions was THB16.56 billion with an index high of 1,544.64 and a low of 1,529.69. Krungsri Securities forecast that the SET Index on Monday would fluctuate between 1,540 and 1,560 […]
Read MoreThe government may want to consider a new fiscal stimulus that would include a more generous assistance package for Covid-19 affected people and businesses, stated the World Bank. Vietnam’s ongoing economic recovery can be negatively affected by the fourth Covid-19 outbreak, started in late April. According to the World Bank, the Covid-19 resurgence has led […]
Read MoreMANILA (CNA) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reduced the tariff for imported rice on Saturday to ensure food security and protect consumers in the world’s biggest importer of the grain. The Southeast Asian nation, which is battling elevated inflation, took into consideration the increase in global rice prices and uncertainties in local rice supply, the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (CNA) – Food outlets and retailers affected by COVID-19 Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) restrictions will get help to offset their delivery costs and to go online with reintroduced government schemes. The food delivery and e-commerce subsidy schemes were first introduced in April 2020 during Singapore’s “circuit breaker” period and removed as restrictions eased. They […]
Read MoreGreenFeed (Cambodia) Co Ltd, a local pig breeder and animal feed producer-cum-supplier, imported a first batch of nearly 2,500 young sows from Vietnam of the GF24 breed transferred through the genetic marker technology of PIC, the swine division of British-based Genus Plc. This comes after since GreenFeed Cambodia opened the 83ha “Swine Breeder Farm” in […]
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