MANILA, Philippines — Investments approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) rose 26 percent in the January to October period from a year ago driven by projects in five key industries. In a statement yesterday, the BOI said it approved P515.9 billion worth of investments in the 10-month period this year, higher than the P408.8 […]
Read MoreTHE government will invest Bt30 billion in the Eastern Economic Corridor of Innovation (EECi) zone and expects the private sector will follow its lead with around Bt100 billion in investments in the zone under the 20 year-project. Narong Sirilertworakul, president of the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), said that agency will construct the […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s palm oil exports declined by 3 percent in September to 3.2 million tons from 2.2 million tons in the previous month, the Indonesian Palm Oil Producers Association (Gapki) has said. “The decreasing price of crude palm oil [CPO] has failed to attract countries to export more CPO because the prices of other vegetable oils like soybean, rapeseed and […]
Read MoreFACEBOOK yesterday officially launched its dating service in Thailand as the first market in Asia and second in the world for the new offering. Facebook Dating is available to users of the social network who are aged at least 18. Nathan Sharp, product manager of Facebook Dating and product lead for people discovery, said that […]
Read MoreThe replacement of a gas pipeline at the Zawtika project, offshore of Myanmar, will be conducted to reliably supply gas to Myanmar, said Mr. Piya Sukhumpanumet, general manager of PTTEP Myanmar Asset. Mr Piya was speaking to journalists during a media tour to Zawtika, located in block M-9 of the Moattama Gulf, Tanintharyi Region on […]
Read MoreDue to an import ban on rice, sugar and maize by China, trade at the Myanmar-China border has been at a standstill for the past month, U Khin Maung Lwin assistant secretary at the Ministry of Commerce said. To avoid paying high import tariffs on those commodities by the Chinese authorities, the number of traders […]
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