Authorities in Vientiane Capital ordered the immediate closure of the Sihom Night Market, also referred to as “Hengboun Food and Culture Street,” yesterday evening. Authorities were filmed driving through the streets yesterday evening making an announcement via a PA system, informing vendors and visitors of the market’s impending closure. Vendors said they were told that […]
Read MoreCambodia and Indonesia have discussed further cooperation in trade, investment and tourism by promoting the export of Cambodian agricultural products to the Indonesian market. The commitment was made in a meeting in Jakarta on March 20 between Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak and Indonesian former Minister of Commerce Enggartiasto Lukita. The talks mainly focused on […]
Read MoreThe Internal Trade Department is implementing 22 measures to manage fruit supply for this year’s harvest, with production estimated to grow by 3% to 6.78 million tonnes. Wattanasak Sur-iam, the department’s director-general, said the higher output is attributed to cooler weather late last year and early this year. He said the department remains concerned about […]
Read MoreThe selling price of steel in Hà Nội is VNĐ18 million (US$761 USD) per tonne, which is approaching its peak recorded in mid-2022. HÀ NỘI — The price of construction steel is on the rise despite the fact that the demand for this type of construction material remains weak, insiders have said. The selling price of […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s near-term economic growth is expected to face challenges with the leading index (LI) decreasing 1.5 per cent to 108.5 points in January 2023 from 110.2 points in January 2022, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). The LI is a predictive tool used to anticipate economic upturns and downturns in an […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government slightly slowed down in its releases of cash allocations but state agencies managed to increase their utilization rate as of February following the record P5.268-trillion budget this year. Latest data from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) showed that notices of cash allocation (NCAs) went down by five percent […]
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