Laos: Lao trade official rejects IMF view that currency too strong Saturday, 6 August 2016 – Laos’ currency is not over-valued, a trade ministry official said on Saturday, rejecting an IMF assessment that the kip was too strong for a country with a large current account deficit.The Asian Development Bank expects the external deficit to […]
Read MoreVietnam: Qu?ng Nam to open sea route to Korea Saturday, 6 August 2016 – This central province will launch the first Chu Lai-Korea sea route this month, connecting Tam Hi?p Port and Incheon Port in Korea. The move comes as part of crucial preparations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, with investment flows anticipated from Korea and […]
Read MoreVietnam: 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 […]
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