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Thailand: Market for milled rice considered

The government is considering setting up a central market for milled rice as another distribution channel for rice traders and farmers. Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn said the country has no central market for trading milled rice despite the fact that Thailand is a leading producer and exporter, averaging 20 million tonnes of milled rice a year. […]

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Thailand: Car sales set for another down year

Thailand is expected to end the year with domestic car sales of 750,000 units after bookings at the latest motor show were weaker than expected. Surapong Paisitpatanapong, a spokesman for the Federation of Thai Industries’ automotive club, said that based on buying sentiment at the latest motor show, it is highly likely that Thai car […]

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Indonesia: Startup helps ‘bring back Indonesian products’

DESCRIBED as “a platform to get travelers to bring back overseas products”, Singapore-based Airfrov has officially been launched in Indonesia.  After operating in Singapore for one-and-a-half years, the start-up is said to see opportunities in the large number of travelers crossing Indonesian borders, dailysocial.id reported. “This trend of bringing back overseas products is getting popular, […]

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Vietnam: VN to cut taxes on Cambodia goods

VIETNAM’S Ministry of Finance is drafting a decree on cutting import tariffs to zero for eleven groups of products imported from Cambodia in accordance with an agreement on bilateral trade between the countries. These groups of products include meat, lemon, rice, cakes, raw tobacco leaves, plastic products, boxes, textiles and bicycles. According to the agreement, […]

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