A 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 […]
Read MoreThe Kingdom’s biggest industrial park is moving beyond its initial development stage and looking to attract nearly 200 new tenants in the next five years as it doubles its footprint. Established in 2008, the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) sprawls over 1,100 hectares in the hills to the east of Sihanoukville and the Kingdom’s only […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government has denied a rumor that it is planning to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Singapore. The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan said that the government is only negotiating a deal to build mini infrastructure that can transport LNG to small power plants. “It’s not an import deal. And it […]
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