MANILA, Philippines — The government has launched the National Food Policy which formalizes the country’s commitment to end hunger and malnutrition. During the closing of the 2020 World Food Day over the weekend, Agriculture Secretary William Dar and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles formally launched the NFP. Nograles chairs the Interagency Task Force on Zero Hunger. […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Domestic car sales in Thailand shrank for a 16th straight month in September, down 4.1 per cent from a year earlier to 77,433 vehicles as the coronavirus outbreak hurt demand, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Monday. But sales rose 12.4 per cent from August, helped by easing virus restrictions, government relief […]
Read MoreForeign investors need more details of what they can or cannot do in Thailand under the state of emergency imposed on Thursday, said Thai Chamber of Commerce chairman Kalin Sarasin. He added that foreign investors had inquired whether they can go ahead with holding seminars and meetings in Thailand, after the emergency ban on gatherings […]
Read MoreThe government is sending a new draft law on investment to the private sector to discuss ways to make it more comprehensive and help Cambodia become an attractive destination for new investment and to improve the investment environment in the country. The law is expected to go online this year. It has 11 chapters and […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam’s total trade was valued at BND1,330.7 million in July, an increase by 22.1 per cent from BND1,089.8 million during the same month last year, said the Department of Economic Planning and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance and Economy in a statement yesterday. It added that for month-to-month changes, the total trade increased […]
Read MoreSlowing loan growth and rising savings point to a continued plunge in economic activity in the third quarter of this year as consumer spending weakens, economists say. Loan disbursement only grew by 0.12 percent year-on-year (yoy) in September, Bank Indonesia (BI) data show. That figure is much lower than 1.04 percent annual growth recorded in […]
Read More
Thailand
