The trend of shoppers going online en masse is driving demand for cold storage facilities in most countries, with Vietnam seemingly among those with a severe short supply. “Recently we installed a cold storage with a large capacity for a customer in HCM City’s Thu Duc City, but while carrying out trial operation we found […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ foreign reserves rose in August, boosted by new Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the International Monetary Fund. What’s new Gross international reserves settled at $108.05 billion as of end-August, up 0.84% month-on-month, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported on Monday. Why this matters Foreign reserves are investments in gold and foreign […]
Read MoreBig C Supercenter Plc plans to increase investment to expand its retail business in Cambodia over the next five years. “With our five-year plan, we aim to become the No.1 retailer in Cambodia in terms of value, size and perception among Cambodian customers,” said Gary Hardy, chief operating officer. Mr Hardy said the company is […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government paid 37 percent more for its debt obligations in the seven months to July, using up nearly two-thirds of its debt servicing program for the year. According to the Bureau of the Treasury, the government hiked its debt payments to P834.32 billion as of end-July from P608.25 billion a year […]
Read MoreThe government announced last week that it was planning to reopen Bangkok, Chonburi, Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan and Chiang Mai within the first week of October. This second-phase reopening will, of course, depend on the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 in each province. This phase is being launched after the first-phase reopening of four […]
Read MoreHANOI: Vietnam plans to reopen the beach-fringed island of Phu Quoc to foreign tourists from next month, authorities said, as the country looks at ways to revive an economy suffering from extended lockdowns due to the coronavirus pandemic. The island, 10 kilometres off the coast of Cambodia is expected to open for a trial period […]
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