Under the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, commercial transactions in the last year have had to adapt to an online form. As the oldest and most prestigious trade promotion event in Vietnam over the past 30 years, for the first time, the Vietnam Expo 2020 could not be held as usual last year. In 2019, […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: As the country marks a year into the movement control order (MCO) that was first imposed in March 2020, corporate Malaysia has to an extent rebounded from the lows seen a year ago. Earnings are picking up once again and some companies – apart from glove makers and semiconductor players – have posted […]
Read MoreA business organization on Wednesday urged the government to permit the private sector to purchase coronavirus vaccines directly from accredited sources to speed up vaccination efforts. In a statement, Benedicto Yujuico, president of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), said the government should accelerate its vaccine procurement and rollout “to ensure the safety […]
Read MoreShare prices of Thai cosmetics and food firms jumped on Wednesday after announcements about the research and manufacture of cannabis-based products, as consumer goods companies rush to be first movers in a new market segment. Cosmetic and supplements producer, DOD Biotech Plc, saw share prices climb as high as 11.6% after it said it would […]
Read MoreThe goverment is aiming to achieve economic growth of 4% this year, with a recovery expected in the fourth quarter of the year, amid expectations that easing coronavirus restrictions will bring in tourism income, Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said on Wednesday. The tourism-reliant economy contracted 6.1% last year, its deepest decline in over two decades, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is maintaining the export tax for crude palm oil (CPO) at eight per cent for April 2021. In a circular posted on the Malaysia Palm Oil Board’s website, the Royal Malaysian Customs Department said the eight per cent export duty rate was set after the CPO market price surpassed RM3,450 per tonne. […]
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