Last year, Thailand was the third-largest foreign investor in Myanmar at $6.6 billion in 2018-2019 following Singapore then China. However, due to the unofficial border trade, this figure understates the value of the trade relationship. Thailand has the longest border with Myanmar at 2,416 km. Myanmar shares borders with four other countries: China, India, Bangladesh, […]
Read MoreThailand is turning to a less-travelled path to bypass supply-chain roadblocks and deliver perishables to China, its biggest customer in Asia. Most agricultural and food products have traditionally been delivered to China from Thai farms and warehouses by trucks going through either Vietnam or Laos. Ships and airplanes are also used, but the Covid-19 pandemic […]
Read MoreThe coffee business model in which only coffee is served is currently facing tough competition, but the concept of food plus coffee is surrender, said Tep Virak, general manager of Express Food Group (EFG), the operator of Coffee Club in Cambodia and former operator of Costa Coffee. In 2018, the UK-based Costa Coffee closed all […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The national government spent P512.96 billion from January to May to pay off its maturing domestic and external debt, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). According to the latest report from the Treasury, total debt service from January to May jumped by 70 percent from P301.44 billion in the same […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Half of the number of laborers have their income reduced by at least 20%, with the majority being low-skilled workers. Nearly 90% of Vietnamese laborers taking part in a survey conducted by market research company Ipsos said they have received less income than before due to the Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent social […]
Read MoreFive select groups of foreigners and migrant workers are expected to be allowed to enter the country as the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider the 6th phase of Covid-19 easing this week. However, although the country has been free of local transmissions for 55 days, an opinion survey issued yesterday showed that […]
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