Rice quotas for Vietnam under the EVFTA are expected to push Vietnam’s rice exports up from the second half of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). Under the Viet Nam-EU Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) effective from August 1, the EU pledges to provide an annual rice quota of 80,000 tonnes […]
Read MoreThe 16th ASEAN Working Group on Halal Food Meeting was held through a virtual video conference at the Syariah Affairs Department in the capital on Tuesday. Acting Director of Syariah Affairs Haji Abdul Rahman bin Matzin, who chaired the meeting, emphasised the importance for the Halal industry in ASEAN to speed up the global adoption […]
Read MoreIndonesian consumers remain anxious about embarking on the so-called “new normal” as shown in a continued reluctance to go out despite the easing of travel restrictions, resulting in a sustained home-based economy, consumer research firms have reported. According to a report by market research firm Kantar, almost half of all Indonesians are still worried about […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s economy is expected to buck the global trend and expand by 3.0% year-on-year in 2020, being one of the best performing economies in the world in 2020. Vietnam continues its steady ascend up the Infrastructure Risk/Reward Index (RRI) ranking, as a successful Covid-19 containment strategy has limited impact on its economy, and […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam recorded the highest growth for car sales in the ASEAN region, amounting to eight per cent in the first five months (January-May) of this year, where nationwide lockdowns or partial lockdowns in other ASEAN nations due to the COVID-19 pandemic slowed vehicle sales in the region. A total of 5,388 units of cars […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – As Malaysia enters the recovery stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, first time home buyers are eyeing to secure their homes now while investors are waiting for the right timing to make their move. PropertyGuru in a statement yesterday said that based on a survey done by National Property Sentiment Index, young renters […]
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