Authorities in Laos and China have agreed to reopen the international border crossing between Boten and Bohan on Sunday. According to a notice issued yesterday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the international border is all set to reopen in line with a revised Chinese policy on Covid-19 prevention and control. A notice issued by […]
Read MoreThailand is expected to attract more than 20 million foreign arrivals this year after securing 11.8 million in 2022, according to the newly re-elected president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT). On Tuesday, Chamnan Srisawat won his second term as TCT president, ending in 2025, besting Bhummikitti Ruktaengam, advisory chairman of the Phuket Tourist Association. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Concerns about an economic slowdown have slightly tempered hiring optimism among employers in Singapore, though they are still prepared to pay more to attract and retain enough staff to gear up growth efforts. Most workers can expect salary increments of 3 per cent to less than 5 per cent, and about nine in 10 employers […]
Read MoreThe inflationary pressure on Vietnam in 2023 may not be high, said experts at a conference in Hanoi on January 4. The pressure from inflation due to fluctuation of currencies, exchange rates, fuel prices and raw materials was likely to reach its peak in 2022 and is predicted to decrease in 2023, said Dr. Nguyen […]
Read MoreCambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries reached $28.4 billion in the first 11 months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7 percent, the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report showed on Tuesday. Cambodian Ministry of Commerce’s Undersecretary of State and Spokesman Penn Sovicheat said “The world’s largest free trade pact would […]
Read MoreLaos has recorded one of the highest rates of economic growth in Southeast Asia over the past two decades, but few jobs have been created. According to the World Bank’s latest economic update, Laos’ GDP growth averaged 7.5 percent a year between 2000 and 2018, with trade growing at an average rate of 17 percent […]
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