The Tourism and Sports Ministry has called for a meeting with the country’s leading hotel executives to seek recovery solutions as it is planning a two-year revival plan dubbed “Thailand Tourism Year”. Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn, the tourism and sports minister, said the hospitality industry has been crippled by the pandemic. The ministry arranged a brainstorming session […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism and Japanese company Yamato Green Co Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last week intended to develop a green-belt value chain serving the domestic tourism sector. The agreement aims to support Cambodian farmers’ efforts in improving their growing techniques for vegetables and other crops with Japanese technology. This will help […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s economy will continue to improve, albeit at a gradual pace, towards the end of the year and into 2021, after seeing a stronger-than-expected rebound in the third quarter. Economists said the gradual resumption of economic activities following the easing of the movement control order, as well as recovery in international trade, would […]
Read MoreEnsuring the quality of products bought online has long been tricky, but commercial livestreams, e-consulting and virtual reality on e-commerce sites could change that. Le Quynh Mai, who is an active user of popular e-commerce sites, told Việt Nam News: “I buy most of my products, especially clothing products, from livestream activities as I can see how […]
Read MoreIn 9 months MANILA, Philippines — The country’s budget deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) swelled to 6.9 percent from January to September due to higher expenditures in response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In his latest economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary and chief economist Gil Beltran […]
Read MoreA decline in renewable energy costs is prompting the Energy Policy and Planning Office (Eppo) to review the inclusion of feed-in tariffs in electricity prices to help power operators, though it would increase power bills for households. The feed-in tariff, in use since 2013, is the state guarantee to buy electricity from renewable power plants […]
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