Vietnam: Companies vow pure coffee Saturday, 6 August 2016 – Vinacafé Biên Hòa Joint Stock Company has announced that starting this month it will only produce authentic coffee products that do not use any soy additives. It is part of its commitment under a memorandum of transparency in coffee manufacturing and protection of consumer rights […]
Read MoreLaos: Free trade between VN, Laos Saturday, 6 August 2016 – More than 95 per cent of commodities between Vi?t Nam and Laos will have tariffs erased or a 50 per cent reduction in tariffs when the bilateral trade agreement and border trade agreement come into effect. L? An H?i, deputy director of the Asia […]
Read MoreAsean: ASEAN is fading into irrelevance Saturday, 6 August 2016 – Ideally, ASEAN should mediate disputes between its members and China over the South China Sea. The grouping not only failed in this but is not even providing moral support to its member states. Its silence on the historic Hague ruling rejecting China?s claims over […]
Read MorePhilippines: Government mining revenues further decline in May Saturday, August 6, 2016 – Mining revenues of the government suffered a fifth straight month of decline last May. Excise taxes from mining and mineral products dropped 12.44 percent to P96.15 million in May, data from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) showed. That was the slowest […]
Read MorePhilippines: Inflation steadies at 1.9% in July Saturday, August 6, 2016 – Consumer prices remained stable with inflation falling below two percent in July due to a productive economy, low oil prices and adequate domestic liquidity. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Amando Tetangco Jr. said inflation was steady at 1.9 percent in July, the same […]
Read MoreHigher gold hoard, government deposits GIR hits record $85.5 B in July Saturday, August 6, 2016 – The steady increase in the central bank’s gold holdings, as well as deposits by the national government, helped the country’s foreign exchange buffer hit a record level of $85.49 billion in July, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) […]
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