MANILA, Philippines — San Miguel Corp., the country’s diversified conglomerate, is optimistic its business will recover despite posting lower results in the first quarter of the year as a result of the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic. During the company’s annual shareholders meeting yesterday, SMC president and COO Ramon Ang said the company’s major […]
Read MoreCambodia has called on the US-ASEAN Business Council’s (US-ABC) members to put more investment in the Kingdom’s tourism sector to tap the country’s potential sector after COVID-19 ends. The call was made by the Minister of Tourism in the US-ABC meeting via video conference. During the meeting, Tourism Minister Thong Khon presented an opportunity in […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese economy’s resilience, the government’s capable handling of the pandemic, and it being a beneficiary of supply chain relocation could help the country rebound quicker versus the region. Fitch Solutions, a subsidiary of Fitch Group, has revised up its 2020 real GDP growth forecast for Vietnam to 3% from 2.8% previously. The country’s […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose sharply to 51.0 in June 2020 from 45.6 in May 2020, its highest since September 2018. In a note on Tuesday, IHS Markit said this indicated an improvement in the health of Malaysia’s goods-producing sector and stronger economic growth more generally. Commenting […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus crisis is catalysing adoption of contactless shower toilets as hygiene concerns escalate, says Lixil Thailand, a maker of sanitaryware and housing products. Lixil country manager Audrey Yeo said people are paying more attention to personal hygiene and maintaining higher hygiene standards as the outbreak alters everyday life. “Demand for hygienic sanitaryware is on […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) posted 51.1 in June, up from 42.7 in May and above the 50.0 no-change mark for the first time in five months. The Vietnamese manufacturing sector returned to growth in June as success in suppressing the Covid-19 pandemic and greater business confidence helped lead to renewed […]
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