With more than 90 percent of registered companies in Cambodia being small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), experts yesterday highlighted the need for firms to embrace social media strategies if they wish to enter the global market. The yet-to-be ratified Regional Comprehensive Economic Framework trade deal and other free trade agreements (FTAs) have forged a path […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ tourism industry is poised to recover last in Asia as the country struggles to arrest coronavirus spread, likely dealing a huge blow on what was once a booming dollar source for the economy. Together with India, Malaysia and Indonesia, the Philippines is likely to be among the “laggards” in Asia’s […]
Read MoreCambodia’s exports to the world’s largest economy increased in the first two months of this year. Data from the US Census Bureau showed that, from January to February, Cambodia exported $1.12 billion of goods to the US, a 3.3 percent increase compared with the same period last year. At the same time, Cambodia’s imports from […]
Read MoreAirlines are urging the government to shut down domestic travel during the Songkran holiday period to prevent a third wave of Covid-19, or else Thailand’s tourism will risk losing more over the long run. With the fresh outbreak starting to spread from entertainment hubs in Bangkok to 20 provinces, the contagion must be nipped in […]
Read MoreTourism operators have slammed the government’s inefficient public inoculation scheme, which is preventing herd immunity as a fresh outbreak affects the industry for a third time. Thailand’s tourism industry was hurt by a second outbreak of the pandemic late last year and was just starting to glimpse a potential recovery this month with the long […]
Read MoreVietnam would be the second fastest growing economy in ASEAN. Vietnam’s GDP is set to expand 6.5% in 2021, higher than the global average of 6%, and then rebound to 7.2% next year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest World Economic Outlook report. Such growth would put Vietnam as the second […]
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