By VIENTIANE TIMES ASIA NEWS NETWORK VIENTIANE THE GOVERNMENT has acknowledged the need to restructure its economic growth base as part of efforts to ensure the sustainability of national development. Speaking at a news conference after the monthly government meeting in Huaphan province last week, government spokesman Dr Chaleun Yiapaoher said one of the main […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – A global trade war, if broke out, will affect negatively on the world’s economic and trade growth rate, and Vietnam is not an exception, experts said. Under the war, Vietnam will likely find it hard to achieve growth targets as the country has integrated deeply into the global economy. According to Tran Toan […]
Read MoreSingapore-based ride sharing company Grab announced last month it had acquired the Southeast Asia operations of the giant US ride-sharing operation Uber. With the deal, Grab says it will extend its leadership as the most cost-efficient Southeast Asian platform as it takes over Uber’s operations and assets in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has achieved a 103 percent self-sufficiency for yellow corn last year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. Quoting a report from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said total production in 2017 reached 5.8 million metric tons (MT) which translated to a net local production of 5.75 […]
Read MoreMALAYSIAN Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) has signed a strategic partnership with Saigon Innovation Hub (SIHUB) to drive collaboration between Malaysian and Vietnamese startups as well as provide a platform for them to expand their initiatives into both countries. MaGIC and SIHUB will collaborate in the latter’s Runway to the World (R2TW) programme, a […]
Read MoreThe government has been forced to postpone the establishment of a state-owned oil and gas holding firm until at least April 26 following its inability to issue the needed deed of share transfer on time. The government initially intended to transfer its 57 percent stake in gas distributor PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) to Pertamina […]
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