The Hanoitimes – As Vietnam is among a handful of countries that are effectively containing the pandemic, it has a golden chance to step out of the economic deceleration much sooner than other economies. At a time when international markets are struggling with negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government’s decision to open the domestic […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has sent another batch of trash back to South Korea after they were illegally shipped in the Philippines, joining other Southeast Asian countries in pushing back against international trash exports. In a statement Wednesday, the Department of Finance (DOF), the BOC’s mother agency, said some 2,676 metric tons […]
Read MoreOwners of small businesses across Phnom Penh are being hit badly by the COVID-19 virus. They are being forced to cut staff and offer delivery services as customer numbers dwindle. Fares Islam has run successful Indian restaurant Namaste India in Street 15 for two years but because of the viral epidemic he has switched to […]
Read MoreConsumer habits have rapidly changed since emergency measures were launched in mid-March to slow down the spread of COVID-19, prompting retailers to introduce new ways to engage with their customers. Roy Mandey, chairman of the Indonesian Retailers Association (Aprindo), said in Jakarta on April 16 that most of the association’s members saw a fourfold increase […]
Read MoreTwo shopping centre operators, Central Pattana and Rangsit Plaza, are revving up preparations of hygiene and safety measures at complexes to reassure shoppers’ confidence once the malls are allowed to fully reopen. Wallaya Chirathivat, deputy chief executive of Central Pattana Plc, the operator of Central shopping complexes, said the company has put in place a […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The aviation authority has proposed allowing carriers to increase flight frequency between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and resume air connection from these two cities to other domestic destinations. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has submitted to the Ministry of Transport a plan to resume flights from April 23 after the […]
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