Lockdown in Laos could be lifted on 3 May if no new cases of Covid-19 are confirmed, and the situation in neighboring countries remains stable, according to the national taskforce. Laos went into full lockdown on 30 March under Prime Ministerial Order No. 06/PM, with measures prohibiting all residents to leave their homes except for essential grocery […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Allowing rice export will maintain production and economic growth in the context the Covid-19 pandemic is under control in Vietnam. For food security and economic growth, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and relevant agencies have requested the Prime Minister to lift the rice export quota and allow normal rice export from May […]
Read MoreThe Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) has decided to extend the enforcement of the executive decree, the state’s most powerful weapon against Covid-19, for another month but will allow some businesses, including shopping malls and hair salons, to reopen to ease the impact of business shutdowns. Some drastic measures implemented under the decree, including […]
Read MoreThe US-China trade war last year already pushed some manufacturers to move out of China to avoid tariffs imposed by the US. Although Cambodia was among ASEAN member destinations to lure the companies, mostly in the garment and textile industries, it lagged far behind its ASEAN neighbours Vietnam and Thailand as technology investment destinations. The […]
Read MoreA little over a month ago, I was in the car stuck in traffic when I heard the President announce the local community quarantine. I remember suddenly becoming stressed over whether we had enough to tide us over for the period of the quarantine. My grocery run normally coincides with payday, thus, I knew that […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – About 60 per cent of consumer spending in Singapore has been hit by circuit breaker measures to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak. Among the sectors affected are transport, clothing and footwear, as well as recreation and culture, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said in its twice-yearly macroeconomic review on Tuesday (April 28). But spending […]
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