Kampot province has produced nearly 84,000 tonnes of salt this year to supply the domestic market, according to a report from the salt farms bureau of the Kampot provincial department of industry, science, technology and innovation. Koeng Sonthean, chief of salt farms bureau of the Kampot provincial department of industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, told […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese government remains steadfast in disbursing the full target amount of VND630 trillion (US$27.26 billion) to aid economic recovery. Officials would face disciplinary actions if their ministries and localities fail to realize their respective disbursement targets of public investment funds for this year, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has warned. The government […]
Read MoreThe government is pinning its hopes on a growth rate of around zero percent this year as it struggles to spend a Rp 695.2 trillion (US$47 billion) stimulus budget to revive an economy reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Wednesday that economic growth could flatline at zero percent this […]
Read MoreThe Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is in talks with private and state-owned companies to devise ways to create jobs as the pandemic threatens to leave millions of workers unemployed this year. The FTI is asking CP Group, SCG, PTT and other heavy hitters to join the campaign, hoping to stimulate weak purchasing power and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The issue was raised at a conference held between Vietnamese government agencies and major Japanese enterprises in Vietnam to address their issues. Japanese enterprises suggested the Vietnamese government further simplify investment procedures, specifically the process of obtaining investment, construction and hazardous waste treatment licenses, to facilitate investment from Japan. The issue was raised […]
Read MoreThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to double loan commitments to one of its biggest client countries this year to facilitate Indonesia’s economic recovery. The Manila-based lender usually committed US$1 billion to $2 billion each year for Indonesia, mostly in infrastructure projects, particularly those related to energy, said ADB country director Winfried F. Wicklein on Wednesday. […]
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