Laos and Vietnam have agreed on the agenda of their cooperation programme on information over the five year period from 2016 to 2020. Laos’ Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Prof. Dr Bosengkham Vongdara, and Vietnam’s Minister of Information and Communication, Truong Minh Tuan, yesterday signed the cooperation action plan in Vientiane. The two ministries […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Philippine Business Bank (PBB) reported a core income of P673.7 million in the nine months to September this year, rising 50.6 percent from P447.3 million in the same period last year. In a statement, PBB said net interest income went up 19 percent to P2.2 billion in the third quarter from P1.8 […]
Read MoreThe government plans to revive its special economic zones (SEZs) project to revive the local economy along with the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), which is designed to be a key engine to support the national economy, says Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana. “Both EEC and SEZs will play a major role in supporting the Thai economy. […]
Read MoreNUSA DUA, Indonesia: Small palm plantations in Indonesia drew more attention than usual at the opening of the nation’s annual palm oil conference on Thursday, as the world’s top palm oil producer seeks to boost overall output by improving smallholder productivity. Smallholders farm roughly 40 percent of Indonesian land planted with oil palm trees, but […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The local manufacturing sector recovered strongly in October after two months of marginal growth to lead the ASEAN region anew, according to the latest reading of the Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The Nikkei Philippine Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.7 in October from 50.8 in September, reflecting a pickup in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The economy likely grew faster in the third quarter on the back of strong exports, agricultural production and investments, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said yesterday. In an interview with reporters, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said the economy likely grew at a faster rate in the third quarter compared […]
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