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Vietnamese animal feed imports continue to rise

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is the largest corn importer in Southeast Asia and is forecast to be the fifth-largest importer in the world, opening the door for foreign animal feed suppliers to expand their trade in the country.  According to the General Department of Customs (GDC), the import turnover of animal feed and raw […]

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Cambodia: Low production, campaigns burn tobacco exports

Cambodia exported 4,294.05 tonnes of tobacco in the first 11 months of 2021, dipping by 24.42 per cent year-on-year, of which 98.108 per cent was exported to Vietnam, according to Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries data. Vietnam was the main buyer, with 4,212.80 tonnes, followed by Belgium (59.42 tonnes), Hungary (19.80 tonnes), Bosnia and […]

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Thailand: Sentiment registers eight-month high in November

The Thailand Industry Sentiment Index (TISI) in November rose to 85.4 points, the highest in eight months, as the reopening of the country, ongoing stimulus packages and export expansion boosted confidence among large and small manufacturers, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). In October, before the government allowed fully vaccinated foreign tourists to enter […]

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Vietnam: Visa in tie-up to support farmers

HCM CITY — Visa has announced a partnership with the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) for  speeding up the digitisation in small agricultural firms. It will help farmers adopt e-commerce and digital payments and digitise their operations to position agriculture as a driving force for the country’s economic development. Đặng Tuyết Dung, country manager of Visa Vietnam […]

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Thailand: Shippers predict robust export growth

A group of Thai shippers believe the country’s exports may grow by up to 8% next year, driven by an economic recovery in partner trading countries. But it warned of challenges, including spread of the new Omicron variant, a labour shortage in manufacturing, relatively high freight rates, insufficient shipping space and containers, as well as […]

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