The Hanoitimes – While countries across the world are still in the fight against Covid-19, Vietnam has resumed business as usual and become one of the first countries to diversify the supply chains. Over 1,000 Japanese firms from all over the world participated in an online conference promoting investment between Vietnam and Japan on July 9. […]
Read MoreAs most local tourists flock to popular destinations during the weekends, tour operators are asking the government to help fill up weekdays by creating more trips for the elderly and state agency meetings. Phuriwat Limthavornrat, president of the Association of Domestic Travel, said the association is working on a plan to discuss with tourism-related agencies […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Right after the signing of BTA, Vietnam’s parliament initiated a process of revising more than 170 laws to ensure the compatibility of its legislation to the deal and international laws. With the US being the founding member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the signing of the Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) in […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sales rebounded 19.1 per cent to RM90.2 billion in May 2020 as compared to the previous month, said the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said, however, the sales value continued to record a smaller negative growth of 19.8 per cent year-on-year basis. “On […]
Read MoreState-owned broadcaster MCOT is going through a liquidity crunch but is not insolvent, says a source at the Finance Ministry who requested anonymity. MCOT is not on the State Enterprise Policy Office’s list to begin a business rehabilitation plan, the source said. MCOT’s liquidity problem stems from an absence of income contribution from BEC World, […]
Read MoreSince the COVID-19 pandemic began there has been widespread fear that food prices may rise but recent figures show they have remained fairly stable for most food commodities over the past seven months. Although largely static there has been a spike in some prices, particularly for vegetables with up to a 60 percent rise for […]
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