Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao government and the Company of Economic Cooperation of Vietnam (COECCO) signed a contract in Vientiane on October 25 on iron ore mining and processing. Speaking at the event, Chairman of the COECCO Board of Directors Nguyen Chinh Nghia said the project will be run in the Lao province of Xaysomboun and […]
Read MoreCambodia’s garment and footwear exports will likely see a slower percentage of growth this year at around 5 percent, compared with 7 percent in 2016, a trend that industry insiders dismissed as not being indicative of an overall decline or linked to the current political situation. Speaking yesterday at the annual Cambodia Textile Summit, Ken […]
Read MoreAs growing trade and investment linkages in Asia and the Pacific have helped to improve the region’s overall resilience to global economic and trade policy uncertainties, countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) need to make swifter progress in streamlining trade through multilateral agreements that cut red tape, according to a new report. According to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government settled in August P73.17 billion in debt, comprising of interest payments and amortization, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) reported yesterday. According to data from the Treasury, the government’s debt payments in August jumped 162.41 percent to P73.17 billion from P27.88 billion in the same month last year. This brought […]
Read More10 Malaysian F&B companies are participating in the four-day 2017 ASEAN Trade Fair, themed “Taste the Happiness”, in Seoul which provides a platform for 100 companies from the region to introduce a wide selection of products to the Korean market. Source: https://www.thestartv.com/v/Malaysian%20flavours%20at%202017%20ASEAN%20Trade%20Fair#GkrMqbZDwUlC1sXm.99
Read MoreTransportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi said on Thursday that he aimed to reduce up to 30 percent of Jakarta-Surabaya truck service into freight shipping by using roll-in roll-out (roro) ships. “The current issue is that the trucks operating along the Jakarta-Surabaya routes are [often] overloaded. The heavy trucks will damage the roads,” he said on […]
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