PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and Vietnam on Monday opened a jointly built bridge across a river in the Mekong delta to improve trade and commerce between the two nations. The 427-metre-long bridge cost US$36 million, with the expense split almost evenly between the two countries. The bridge commemorates the 50th anniversary this year of the […]
Read MoreThe Labour Ministry has begun issuing e-work permit smart cards to migrant workers to make it easier for officials to verify the workers’ information and stamp out falsified documents. According to ministry officials, the cards will be easier to carry and hard to falsify. It would also be more convenient for officials to check the […]
Read MoreBRUNEI has been an attractive market and the company believes the Sultanate has a bright future, says Dr Armin Bruck, President and CEO of Siemens Pte Ltd. Siemens sees a good future for Brunei, and is ready to support potential foreign direct investments (FDI) in the country by offering efficient and productive implementation of projects. […]
Read MoreThe cityscape of Phnom Penh resembles a work in progress. On a strip of land marking the cross-section of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, a new hotel under construction and empty plots face the centuries-old Royal Palace. Nowadays, restaurants and nightclubs come packed with tourists in the capital city. Around them, signs of construction […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Undaunted by the spate of global terror attacks over the past year, Singaporeans’ appetite for travel stay unabated, say travel agents. While popular destinations like London and Paris remain attractive due mainly to the strong Singapore dollar against the British pound and Euro, however, Singaporeans are putting off travel to the United States. […]
Read MoreThai shipments are expected to have recorded 5% growth in March, boosted by the global economic recovery and higher oil prices after a 2.8% dip in February, exporters say. Nopporn Thepsithar, president of Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), said accelerated imports by countries fearing a fallout from growing US-North Korea tensions and the protectionist trade […]
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