Vietnam is expected to become an exporting country of iron and steel by end-2021 after decades of dependence on imported iron and steel from China. Local exports of iron and steel reached 1.53 million tonnes with a value of nearly US$1.5 billion in August, marking the month with the highest export value of those products. According […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The possible collapse of debt-troubled Evergrande, China’s second largest real estate company, is unlikely to jolt the Philippine banking sector, an official of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. Ma. Cynthia Sison, deputy director of the Supervisory Policy and Research Department at the BSP, said local banks’ cross-border exposures or claims […]
Read MoreThe National Communicable Disease Committee (NCDC) will propose shorter quarantine periods for some foreign visitors to revive the tourism industry and stimulate the economy. If approved, select groups of foreign visitors would only have to quarantine for 7–10 days instead of 14. Opas Karnkawinpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control (DDC), said quarantine would […]
Read MoreIn order to attract investment projects from the US, Viet Nam needed to continue improving its macro-economy, controlling inflation, and speeding up… There is plenty of room for Viet Nam to lure investment from the United States especially after the visit of US Vice President Kamala Harris to Ha Noi in late August, said Nguyen Van Toan, […]
Read MoreSupermarket Makro has unveiled a new “Blue Mussel” counter at their store in partnership with Koh Kong farmers as part of the Cambodia Sustainable Landscape and Ecotourism Project (CSLEP). The blue mussel is a type of seafood that many people don’t know anything about, don’t know how to eat, where to buy and what kind […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is doubling efforts to finish the ratification process within the year for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, which is seen to provide benefits in terms of greater market access and higher economic growth for the country. “We consider RCEP to be a top priority and we are doubling […]
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