Asia’s factories, including those in Thailand, pushed ahead gradually in October as managers remained upbeat about recovery prospects and local virus outbreaks become less severe, manufacturing gauges show. South Korea advanced to 51.2 in October from 49.8, and Taiwan stayed particularly strong at 55.1 after September’s 55.2, according to IHS Markit figures released Monday. Thailand […]
Read MoreThe best flavours of local cuisine are being offered at five-star hotels in HCM City as part of a programme to promote Vietnamese dishes to local and foreign visitors. Hủ tiếu gà đen Ben Tre (Ben Tre style rice noodle soup with evil chicken), cơm trái dừa Ben Tre (Ben Tre style coconut rice), and bún cá dầm Bình Thuan (Binh Thuan style fresh […]
Read MorePHNOM PENH (XINHUA) – Cambodia exported 536,305 metric tonnes of milled rice in the first 10 months of 2020, up 17 per cent over the same period last year, Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon told Xinhua yesterday. China remained the top buyer, he said, adding that the kingdom shipped 194,451 tonnes of milled rice to China […]
Read MoreThe mobile cabinet in Phuket will on Tuesday consider rescue packages for southern businesses severely affected by Covid-19, including soft loans for airlines and other tourism-related companies. Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said the government would ask airlines to limit price increase to help stimulate domestic travel in exchange for soft loans. Airline operators had asked […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Bank loans extended to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that are booked in compliance with the reserve requirements reached P120.9 billion as of Oct. 1 as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) continues to extend regulatory relief measures amid the pandemic. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said the amount used as compliance […]
Read MoreMoney sent back by Cambodian migrant workers in 2020 is projected to decline to $1.4 billion because of COVID-19, according to a World Bank report. The report, called “Migration and Development Brief Phase II”, released on Thursday, shows formal remittances to East Asia and the Pacific region are projected to fall by 10.5 percent in […]
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