The Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese trade minister urged enterprises to take advantage of existing free trade agreements (FTAs) to find new export opportunities. The US and EU markets are potential export markets for Vietnam’s protective gear and masks during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. Anh made the suggestion […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The tourism industry is in need of government support in the form of tax relief measures as well as subsidies to help the sector recover from the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey conducted by Tajara Hospitality and Horwarth HTL. Based on the survey, 79 percent of the […]
Read MoreA vaccine for the novel coronavirus is needed to help reverse a plunge in Thailand’s critical tourism sector, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Visitor numbers are set to tumble 60% to 16 million this year, almost halving foreign tourism income, but those numbers could go even lower as the world waits for […]
Read MoreThe popular real-estate exhibition, Borey Property Show, joins the list of affected events since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Kingdom. Scheduled for this month, the event was postponed to a later date this year in a bid to curb the Coronavirus infection risk. Thomas O’Sullivan, CEO of property website realestate.com.kh, said: “To protect the health […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s low internet penetration rate has impeded the effectiveness of the government’s COVID-19 social assistance programs as the government relies heavily on online platforms to deliver its relief programs, such as online training and cash disbursement. The Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF) argued that the country’s digital divide could further deepen inequalities […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Budgetary and technical constraints hinder the government from importing oil to build its strategic petroleum reserve amid the collapse in global oil prices. The Department of Energy (DOE) has been pushing for the establishment of a strategic oil reserve for the country since 2018. In a memorandum issued in December 2019, the […]
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