MANILA, Philippines — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced yesterday that it is making available $200 million in supply chain financing for companies manufacturing and distributing personal protective equipment and medicines essential to the control of the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Funding will be drawn from the multilateral bank’s Supply Chain Finance […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam has been on way to pursue an energy transition that reduce carbon emission and develop renewable sources in an effort to combat climate change . Liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been considered a source of energy that is able to meet Vietnam’s rising power demand and clean enough in comparison with coal […]
Read MoreAs an effect of the introduction of excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages on April 1, 2017 as shared by the Royal Customs and Excise Department (RCED), the import of sugary drinks has decreased by 7.8 per cent from Financial Year 2017/2018 to Financial Year 2018/2019. The RCED implemented a tax of BND4 per 100 […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom of Cambodia has been crowned the Best Destination – Heritage (International) by the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA), according to the Cambodian Ministry of Tourism. Cambodia is among the 13 destinations recognised by PATWA as the best destinations in different categories. According to PATWA’s online source, the other recognised sites are Yemen […]
Read MoreEMPLOYMENT growth slowed in the final quarter of 2019 though it held up well for the full year, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) Labour Market Report 2019. The outlook for 2020 is a lot more uncertain given the fallout from the Covid-19 outbreak, said Manpower Minister Josephine Teo. It would be “unrealistic” to expect […]
Read MoreThailand on Wednesday cancelled the grant of visa on arrival for 18 countries and visa exemption for three others to contain the spread of the coronavirus, Interior Minister Anupong Paojinda said. Previously, nationals of 18 countries or territories could use their passports or travel documents to apply for Visa on Arrival (VoA) at Thai immigration […]
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