Vietnam’s rice exports grew by 9.3 percent last year to $3.07 billion though it stockpiled the grain to ensure food security after Covid-19 broke out. But volumes were down 3.5 percent to 6.15 million tons since the country stopped exports for over two weeks in March and April to ensure adequate domestic supply amid the […]
Read MoreBamboo Shoot Foundation, an NGO based in the province of Siem Reap has started to transform plastic waste into bricks being used as construction materials to lessen the pollution and damages brought by plastics thrown into the Tonle Sap lake. Sea Sophal, director of the foundation, calls the initiative “Tonle Sap Green Brick”. “Our project […]
Read MoreConsumer sentiment dropped for the first time in three months in December as people grew concerned about a surge in Covid-19 infections in the country. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) reported yesterday the consumer confidence index fell to 50.1 in December from 52.4 in November, following readings of 50.9 for October, […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry is considering extending reduced liability for the land and building tax by another year to lower taxpayers’ financial burdens. The ministry’s decision to reduce eligible taxpayers’ liability for the land and building tax by 90% in 2020 followed the pandemic sweeping the globe, causing higher unemployment and GDP contractions. The relief has […]
Read MoreHis Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented the Brunei Darussalam’s Economic Blueprint: Towards a Dynamic And Sustainable Economy to plan the country’s economic direction towards achieving the third goal of Brunei Vision 2035 which is […]
Read MoreNew factory openings totalled 221 in 2020 according to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation. The ministry also reported that 100 closed down from COVID-19 related factors. The total number of factories in the Kingdom at year’s end was 1,853. These factories employed 900,000 local workers, said the ministry’s Secretary of State Heng […]
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