KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production decreased by 13.7 per cent to 23,460 tonnes in April 2023 from 27,188 tonnes in March 2023, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). However, NR output increased year-on-year, up 3.4 per cent from 22,695 tonnes in April 2022, it said. “The smallholders sector contributed 87.7 per cent […]
Read MoreAccording to government officials, more than 1,000 businesses registered in 21 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across seven provinces in Laos have provided 60,000 employment opportunities to the local population. During a meeting held on Monday, Mrs. Khamchan Vongsenboun, Vice Minister of Planning and Investment, revealed that the total investment value in these SEZs has surpassed USD 64 […]
Read MoreTwo Japan-based data centre providers have invested UScopy64 million (5.5 billion baht) in Thailand to build and expand data centres, cashing in on the trend of digital transformation and the exponential growth of cloud computing. Telehouse recently opened its first data centre in Thailand with an investment of $74 million, while NTT invested 3 billion baht […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The World Bank has upgraded its 2023 growth forecast for the Philippines as it expects resilient domestic demand to drive growth, despite high inflation. In its Philippines’ Economic Update June 2023, the World Bank said it is projecting a six percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the Philippines for this year, […]
Read MoreAs the number of merchants where KHQR can be scanned in Thailand has soared to 7.6 million; in Cambodia the ThaiQR can now be scanned at 1.5 million merchants, a release by National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said. The numbers were revealed during the launch of the second phase of the cross-border QR payment system […]
Read MoreSince setting up a dedicated team in Việt Nam in 2019, Amazon Global Selling has enabled thousands of Vietnamese selling partners to bring millions of Made-in- Việt Nam products to worldwide customers every year. HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam could see its e-commerce export revenues rise to VNĐ296.3 trillion (US$12.5 billion) by 2027, heard the […]
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