Laos is set to begin a fast-track immigration service next week that will allow Chinese nationals to cross the border more easily with shorter quarantine time amid the travel restrictions in place to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Several brand-new measures are expected to be employed to facilitate travel for Chinese nationals while ensuring that […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE is embarking on a trial to import electricity from Malaysia over the next two years, even as the government sets aside about S$50 million to fund research into low-carbon solutions, Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Monday. The Republic is planning to tap green energy from around the region through regional […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s group of manufacturers is proposing stricter rules on product standards to protect consumers from substandard goods. Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI) chairman Jesus Arranza said there is a need for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to have clearer and stricter provisions on products classified under mandatory and voluntary […]
Read MoreThe central bank has just evaluated its debt clinic scheme, which offered a rate cut and debt moratorium from April to September, and the committee in charge of the project was satisfied with the outcome, Thanyanit Niyomkarn, Bank of Thailand (BOT) assistant governor, said on Saturday. About 94 per cent of retail debtors were still […]
Read MoreBilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand was worth $5.569 billion in the first nine months of this year, down 19 per cent compared to the same period last year, data from Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce show. Cambodian exports to Thailand were to the tune of $958 million, sliding 48 per cent, while imports were worth […]
Read MoreThe United States is Vietnam’s key export market. When U.S. consumers had to stay at home due to Covid-19 and slash spending, Vietnam’s exporters struggled. Yet as soon as those stay-at-home orders are removed, Vietnamese products have started to depart for the U.S. When Covid-19 reached the U.S. with hundreds of thousands of infected cases […]
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