MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines stands to benefit from an ongoing diplomatic crisis in the Middle East as more trade and investments are seen going toward the country, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) director general Charito Plaza said. “The Qatar crisis is to our advantage because while they have an embargo with their neighboring countries, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Thailand said a US$44bil plan to add infrastructure and upgrade industry on its eastern seaboard can link up with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, as part of a push to encourage economic growth. The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project could be beneficial for China and the rest of South-East Asia, apart from bolstering Thailand’s […]
Read MoreSouth Korea and Myanmar have reached an agreement to establish an industrial zone in northern Yangon, and constructions will begin in early 2018, Daw Moe Thida, assistant director of the Department of Urban and Housing Development (DUHD), told The Myanmar Times on June 21. At Nyaung Na Pin township, the industrial complex project will have an estimated […]
Read MoreHANOI — Up to 80 per cent of enterprises invest less than 5 per cent of sales revenue in branding development, undermining the domestic and foreign market share for Vietnamese products. This was one of the issues discussed at a conference in Hanoi on Wednesday on improving competitiveness through branding development. The conference, organised by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines – The proportion of government’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) improved in 2016 due to debt management measures and robust economic growth during the period, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported yesterday. In a statement, the DOF said the government’s debt-to-GDP ratio in 2016 eased to 34.6 percent as compared to the […]
Read MoreHANOI (Reuters) – Every 45 seconds or so, a neatly wrapped VanHeusen dress shirt destined for a J C Penney store in the United States drops off a new production line at a factory north of Vietnam’s capital. Next door, rice paddies the size of 40 football fields have been filled for the $320 million […]
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