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Trade between China, Mekong countries hits $416.7B in 2022

Trade between China and countries along the Mekong River posted steady growth last year despite COVID-19 and the sluggish global economy. Thanks to deepened mutual trust and cooperation, China’s trade volume with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam totaled 416.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, up 5 percent year on year. The figures were disclosed […]

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Thailand sees 6m foreign tourist arrivals in Q1: govt

The government expects there to be about 6 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first quarter of the year as the vital tourism sector gathered momentum, an official said on Friday. The country is forecasting between 25 million to 30 million foreign tourists this year, with spending of 1.5 trillion baht, government spokesperson Anucha Burapachaisri said […]

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Malaysia’s CPI stays at 3.7% in Feb

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate in February 2023 remained at 3.7%, led higher by growing costs in food and hospitality. The rate of increase, which brought the consumer price index (CPI) to 129.8, was on a par with the increase in January, and higher than the 3.6% median forecast of a Reuters poll of economists. […]

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Cambodia: China largest raw material supplier to Kingdom

China is the largest supplier of raw materials for Cambodia’s garment industry, accounting for about 80 percent of the total requirement and has been contributing to keep the production chain busy even during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Prime Minister Hun Sen. China is the largest supplier of raw materials to garment-producing countries including Cambodia, the […]

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