Myanmar morning news for February 19

Myanmar morning news for February 19

State Counsellor pushes for speeding up e-Governance plans to ensure development State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, in her capacity as Patron of the e-Government Steering Committee, made a speech at the 4th e-Government […]

Vietnam morning news for February 19

Vietnam morning news for February 19

Material autonomy key for Vietnam to fully tap EVFTA Textile stocks have been on a temporary upswing thanks to the recent ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) but textile enterprises still face difficulties […]

Malaysia morning news for February 19

Malaysia morning news for February 19

World Bank reviewing covid-19 impact before revising Malaysia’s GDP growth target The World Bank is in the midst of reviewing the economic impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on Malaysia’s economy before deciding whether to revise […]

Myanmar morning news for February 18

Myanmar morning news for February 18

Myanmar students evacuated from SARS-CoV-2 hot zone go home (video) Myanmar Minister for Health and Sports, Dr Myint Htwe, yesterday (Feb 16) met with the 59 Burmese students and officials repatriated from the coronavirus hot […]

Vietnam morning news for February 18

Vietnam morning news for February 18

Vietnam firms look for alternative sources of raw materials as epidemic closes China market Vietnamese companies, many of whom are facing a shortage of feedstock and raw materials as a result of the new coronavirus […]

Malaysia morning news for February 18

Malaysia morning news for February 18

First Malaysian coronavirus patient cured, discharged A Selangor resident who was the first Malaysian to test positive for the Wuhan virus, or Covid-19, is now cured and has been discharged, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly […]

Myanmar morning news for February 17

Myanmar morning news for February 17

Myanmar Government, NGOs Try to Help Wary Workers Stranded in China’s Wuhan Thousands of undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar are stuck in and around the Chinese city of Wuhan, under lockdown for weeks because of […]

Vietnam morning news for February 17

Vietnam morning news for February 17

VN banks more open for EU investors under newly-approved trade pact Investors from the EU will have opportunities to own higher stakes in Vietnamese banks than those from other countries under Việt Nam’s commitments in […]

Malaysia morning news for February 17

Malaysia morning news for February 17

Westerdam passenger from Cambodia confirmed as Malaysia’s 22nd COVID-19 case (video) *updated An 83-year-old American woman who was among 145 people to disembark the cruise ship MS Westerdam at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville port on Friday was […]

Myanmar morning news for February 14

Myanmar morning news for February 14

Myanmar exports only US$0.5 M worth of products to China after covid-19 Myanmar imported about US$20 worth of products to China daily previously before the outbreak of covid-19 and only about 0.5 million worth of […]

Vietnam morning news for February 14

Vietnam morning news for February 14

Vietnam Airlines Says Losing $10.8 Million in Revenue a Week Due to Virus Vietnam Airlines said on Thursday it was losing up to 250 billion dong ($10.8 million) per week in revenue due to travel […]

Malaysia morning news for February 14

Malaysia morning news for February 14

Minister downplays lower 2019 economic growth, says government taking steps to mitigate Malaysia’s economy expanded more than some regional neighbours last year, Economic Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said when acknowledging the country’s […]