Laos and Thailand have agreed to cooperate more closely to assist Lao workers in Thailand who hold a passport but whose temporary work permit has expired. At present, there are about 94,000 Lao workers in Thailand whose temporary work permits and passports have expired but who have temporary identity cards. There are about 71,000 Lao […]
Read MoreRegistrations for new companies jumped 20 per cent in August from the previous month. Some 7,159 companies were added to the register for the month, which represented a 15 per cent rise from August last year, according to Banjongjitt Angsusingh, director general of Business Development Department of Commerce Minister. By value, the newly registered companies […]
Read MoreA recent report by the World Economic Forum underscored the Kingdom’s poor performance in educating and training its citizens in order to develop a competitive workforce and put their skills to productive use, ranking it for the first time in its annual review as the worst in Asean. Cambodia ranked 92nd out of 130 countries […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – On September 13, Vietnam – Japan supporting industries exhibition NEPCON Vietnam 2017 and Vietnam Supporting Industries exhibition 2017 have officially commenced at the Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace. At the opening ceremony, Vice Minister of Trade & Industry Tran Quoc Khanh said, at present, increasing localization rate in in important manufacturing such as auto […]
Read MoreCanada has agreed to commence exploratory discussions on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the 10 member nations that make up Asean, according to an announcement by the Canada-Asean Business Council (CABC). The announcement comes after Canadian officials held consultation meetings with delegates of Asean member states during the ninth meeting of the Asean Economic […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade deficit fell 30.37 percent in July as the double-digit growth in exports offset the decrease in imports, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Total external trade in goods in July 2016 reached 12.22 billion, up 2.2. percent from $11.95 billion in July 2016. Total exports rose 10.4 percent […]
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