The authorities are going ahead with a new project that will facilitate transport to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) by expanding an expressway network linking Klong Toey with Laem Chabang. A bid will be called late next year for the 9-billion baht project — a key infrastructure development set to benefit industries in Chon Buri, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Foreign investment pledges jumped four-fold to P182.4 billion in the third quarter of the year, driven by commitments in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Commitments cleared by the country’s seven investment promotion agencies (IPAs) increased from P42.6 billion in the third quarter of […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – These two markets are not included in the 24 countries and territories having agreements with Vietnam on importing pork. In face of Vietnam’s current pork shortage for domestic consumption, Vietnam would step up measures to prevent illegal export of pork, at the same time tighten pork import from Thailand and Cambodia, according to […]
Read MoreBUSINESS sentiment among local firms has risen slightly for the first quarter of 2020, with the services sector being the most upbeat, according to Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau’s (SCCB) latest Business Optimism Index study. Business sentiment rose to +5.31 percentage points in Q1 2020 from +4.82 percentage points in Q4 2019, with five of six […]
Read MoreConsumer prices, which gauge headline inflation, ended four consecutive months of deceleration in November. On Monday, the Commerce Ministry revealed overall consumer prices rose 0.21% year-on-year in November, quickening from 0.11% in October, 0.32% in September, 0.52% in August and 0.98% in July. Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose 1.51% from the same month of […]
Read MoreThe government plans to revise a regulation and issue a ministerial decree to improve the performances of state-owned enterprises (SOEs), according to a minister. SOEs Minister Erick Thohir said during a meeting with the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VI on Monday that his ministry was still reviewing Government Regulation No. 41/2003 on the transfer […]
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