Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha wants all existing state rice stocks to be disposed of within this year. Wiboonlasana Ruamraksa, permanent secretary for commerce, said Gen Prayut, who chaired the national rice policy committee’s meeting yesterday, has ordered officials handling state rice sales to clear the entire 8 million tonnes of rice in the stockpiles within […]
Read MoreThe business sector has revised Thailand’s 2017 export forecast upwards on the back of brighter local and global economic outlooks, says Isara Vongkusolkit, chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Mr Isara spoke on behalf of the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB), which he said forecasts this year’s exports to grow […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH – A new crossing on the Cambodia-Laos border, the Trapeang Kreal international border gate, opened officially on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hun Sen and Laso Premier Thongloun Sisoulith were to preside over the ceremony, Cambodia’s Foreign Ministry said. The crossing connects Cambodia’s Stung Treng province with Laos’ Champasak province, according to a report by […]
Read MoreFollowing a series of bold political reforms beginning in 2011, Myanmar has sprung onto the radar of foreign investors as one of Asia’s last frontier markets. For decades, Myanmar was an isolated and overlooked pariah state dominated by a repressive military government that crushed dissent and participated in illegal drug and jewels trades. However, the […]
Read MoreHA NOI — The Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has set a goal of US$7.1 billion in seafood export revenues this year, about the same as the 2016 exports. It targets a total fisheries production of 6.85 million tonnes for the whole year, including 3.05 million tonnes of […]
Read MoreHÀ NỘI – Việt Nam will keep attracting investment, expanding export production and watching domestic consumption spread in 2017, according to Forbes’ forecast. The country can also meet its economic growth target of 6.8 per cent set by the Government thanks to these advantages, Forbes said. According to Forbes, US President-elect Donald Trump is expected […]
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