Phuket has been hit hard by Covid-19’s impact on its tourism, but can still look at the economic challenge as a golden opportunity to develop its own basic infrastructure, says Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai. This would help the province pursue its goal of being a global centre for the hospitality business […]
Read MoreThe bilateral trade between Cambodia and the US has remained strong despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Statistics from the US Census Bureau, from January to September, show two-way trade reached more than $5 billion, an increase of 16 percent compared with the same period last year. According to the report, the Kingdom exported $4.8 billion of […]
Read MoreThe government has once again adjusted its Rp 695.2 trillion (US$47 billion) pandemic stimulus to include funding for a sovereign wealth fund, vaccine procurement and a food estate program, among other things. Rp 15 trillion will now be allocated to the sovereign wealth fund and Rp 16 trillion as early funding for vaccine procurement, according […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Telco giant PLDT Inc. boosted earnings in the first 9 months on the back of bigger revenues from data services and wider home connections installed while people were stuck at home. The firm disclosed to the stock exchange on Thursday P19.9 billion in profits from January to September, up 24.1% year-on-year. Broken […]
Read MoreCambodia’s gross revenue from rice exports in the first ten months of this year increased by nearly $47 million or 15 percent compared to the same period in 2019. The figures from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) show that the Kingdom earned in total $366.44 million from rice exports, in the January-October period. Cambodia exported […]
Read MoreThe Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry is planning to prioritize four regions for its stimulus and promotion program aimed at recovering the pandemic-battered tourism industry, officials have said. According to the ministry’s data, the four priority regions are Batam and Bintan Island in Riau Islands, Bandung and Cirebon city in West Java, Central Java and […]
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