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Philippines, Myanmar push agri, food security

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and Myanmar are expected to see improved agriculture and food security sectors amid efforts to strengthen the economic relations between the two countries. In a statement, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said President Duterte’s recent meeting with Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw and State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Daw […]

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Laos’s SMEs Try to Access ASEAN Market

(KPL) The Economic Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with Khammuan provincial authorities, have organised a seminar on preparing Lao Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) access Market ASEAN SMEs. A two-day seminar was held on March 20 in Khammuan Province under the theme “Opportunity and Challenge on Accessing Marketing of ASEAN’s SME” attended […]

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Thailand: February stumble for exports

Exports slid in February after three months of increases, mainly due to lower shipments of gold and aircraft. The Commerce Ministry yesterday reported that exports fell by 2.8% year-on-year in February to UScopy8.47 billion after rising 8.8% in January, 6.2% in December and 10.2% in November. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the ministry’s trade policy and […]

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Thailand: Govt eyes support for startups

The government is now busy preparing measures to jump-start the development of business startups to help drive the country’s digital economy under the government’s much-touted “Thailand 4.0” model. Addressing a Bangkok Post conference titled “Thailand’s Startups: Learning from Unicorns”, organised by the Post Group Wednesday, Suvit Maesincee, a minister attached to the Prime Minister’s Office, […]

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