The Vietnamese government is doing its utmost to prevent illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices, helped along by moves in Europe to remove warnings on the country’s activities. The European Commission (EC) has scheduled an online meeting for October 27 to discuss the removal of a so-called “yellow card” for Vietnam, stated Nguyen Quang Hung, […]
Read MoreA City Hall ruling on vaccination cards has provoked a mixed reaction from local and foreign business operators in Phnom Penh. The capital’s Governor Khuong Sreng issued an edict on Oct 5 saying a Covid-19 vaccination card needed to be presented every time when entering and leaving educational institutions, markets and business locations. The ruling […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) will begin the distribution of excess rice tariffs collected in the past two years as cash assistance to rice farmers next week. In a phone interview, Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said the distribution would officially start on Oct. 21 in Guagua, Pampanga. Republic Act 11203 or the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S economy grew 6.5 per cent year on year in the third quarter of 2021, easing from a jump seen in the previous quarter as a result of last year’s low base, according to advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) on Thursday morning (Oct 14). This was just a notch lower than […]
Read MoreAs many as 500,000 workers have left the labor market in the last five months, while a high number of workers have left HCM City for their hometowns, resulting in a serious labor shortage. Bidrico needs 200 workers for its production line, but now has 80 only. The labor shortage is a problem for the […]
Read MoreThailand will see an increase in deployment of digital healthcare with the aim to enable early-stage interventions that can improve health as well as healthcare delivery by enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, safety and personalisation. Over the next 10 years, healthcare costs in Thailand will increase due to the ageing population. In view of this, the […]
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