The plan for a single visa for “Five Chiang Cities” will be proposed to spur tourism among four countries in the Mekong Region and add quality tourists to Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai provinces of Thailand. Ahead of a mobile cabinet meeting in Chiang Rai and Lampang that is expected to be held soon, both government […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE — The Philippines has great potential for microgrid developments and French multinational firm Schneider Electric is positioning itself aggressively in the middle of the country’s transition to power up off-grid areas by bringing in distributed energy solutions. In Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Indonesia share the challenge of providing power to every corner of […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – With a growth rate of 14% year-on-year, it is estimated that exports of vegetables and fruits could reach US$4 billion by the end of 2018, Tien Phong newspaper reported. Export turnover of Vietnam’s fruits and vegetables in the first eight months of 2018 stood at a record high of US$2.7 billion, up 14.1% […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia monetary management department head Nanang Hendarsah said on Friday that the rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar had begun to rebound as the external pressure on the currency had started to subside. Nanang mentioned two factors for lessening pressure on the rupiah, namely moves by some central banks of developed countries, such as […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The national government spent P47.21 billion to pay off its debt, including interest payments and amortization in July, according to the Bureau of the Treasury. According to the latest data from the BTr, the government’s debt payments in July declined 52.63 percent to P47.21 billion from P99.66 billion in the same month […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Despite the escalation in the US-China trade war which may dent exports of emerging markets, Malaysia is poised to maintain a trade surplus for this year and 2019, albeit slightly lower than in 2017. Towards this end, some economists told StarBiz that they are projecting a current account surplus of between 2% and 2.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) for 2018 and 2019. […]
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