Outbound tour operators expect increasing demand for vaccine tourism in the fourth quarter because of the delay in procurement of high-quality vaccines in Thailand. Suthiphong Pheunphiphop, president of the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA), said even if local travellers are able to take outbound trips in the fourth quarter, which would be the best-case scenario, […]
Read MoreAn indefinite Chinese ban on Thai longan imposed on August 13 over contamination with mealybugs has thrown a wrench into Cambodian exports of the fruit to the neighbouring country, according to a senior Cambodian government official. And as the harvest season ramps up in Cambodia, tens of thousands of tonnes of longan will be unable […]
Read MoreVietnam’s instant noodle demand is ranked 3rd in the world, after China and Indonesia, with consumption in 2020 increasing by 29.47% compared to 2019. According to the World Instant Noodles Association (WINA), the global demand for instant noodles rose by 3.45% in 2019 and 14.79% in 2020 under the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. According […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government hiked its debt payments in the first semester by more than 41 percent to P774 billion due to double-digit increases in interest payments and amortization. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, debt servicing in the first half went up by 41.37 percent to P773.78 billion from P547.34 billion during […]
Read MoreAlthough Vietnam has dealt with previous COVID-19 outbreak with spectacular success, it stands to lose some of its hard-earned gains if it cannot overcome the latest outbreak that has paralysed industries in the past couple of months. In a talk with VIR, Van Thong, director of Nam Anh Trading JSC, one of the leading firms manufacturing […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 33.33 to the US dollar on Monday, strengthening from last week’s closing rate of 33.37. The Thai currency was likely to move between 33.30 and 33.45 during the day and between 33.10 and 33.60 this week, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool said. The baht’s trend would depend on the dollar’s […]
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