The first group of foreigners to be allowed to enter Thailand will comprise business representatives, skilled workers, experts, people with Thai families, teachers, students and patients who agree to quarantine, according to the government. Taweesilp Visanuyothin, spokesman of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), on Wednesday elaborated on the government’s plan to allow foreign […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Strong development of the night economy, including prize-winning games businesses, could help Vietnam’s tourism compete with regional peers. More incentives and open policies are needed to attract investors into the billion-dollar business of prize-winning games in Vietnam which is deemed to hold huge potential for development, according to Nguyen Anh Tuan, editor in […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Budget carrier Jetstar Asia is cutting a quarter of its mainly-Singaporean workforce in July as part of “difficult but necessary decisions”. The cuts of up to 180 people across all parts of its business affect 26 per cent of Jetstar Asia’s workforce, even as most of its remaining employees will stay furloughed until […]
Read MoreDespite massive difficulties hitting the economy, the National Assembly has decided not to adjust socio-economic goals for 2020, especially the growth rate, saying efforts would be made to attempt to realise them. The ninth session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) wrapped up last week decided that all socio-economic targets earlier set by the legislature […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector, which has already been hard hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, is still struggling to make up for its partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal provided by the European Union due to end in August. The Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) and the Cambodia […]
Read MoreIndonesia and 14 other negotiating countries agreed Tuesday to sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year to help their economies recover from the pandemic-induced downturn. Iman Pambagyo, who has led the RCEP trade negotiating committee since 2013, said he expected the deal to be signed in November. Countries have so far agreed on […]
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