Minister asks for efforts to achieve shrimp export targets Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Nguyen Xuan Cuong has asked localities and enterprises to deploy measures to optimise opportunities for the shrimp sector to […]
Malaysia to impose levy on those flying out of country soon Malaysia will impose a levy on anyone flying out the country when the Departure Levy Bill 2019 is passed in Parliament. — Asia One […]
Chambers sign MOU for trade and investment A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Union of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI) and Mercosur-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce (MACC), which is based in Argentina and […]
Vietnam spends 570 million USD importing pharmaceuticals in Q1 Vietnam spent more than 570 million USD on importing pharmaceuticals in the first quarter of this year, marking a year-on-year increase of 16.7 percent, according to […]
Malaysia’s economy to experience moderate growth in 2019 The Malaysian economy is expected to experience moderate growth in 2019 due to challenging external factors, said Economic Affairs Deputy Minister Dr Mohd Radzi Md Jidin. — […]
Myanmar’s population has reached 54.1 million as of April 1 Myanmar’s population has reached 54.1 million as of April 1, growing by 1.32 percent from 2017, said a statement released by the country’s Ministry of […]
Vietnam Wants 5% Of Population To Own Stocks The Vietnam government is encouraging its people to have confidence in the stock market and buy more securities as provision for the future, local media noted. — […]
Malaysia, Singapore settle airspace dispute Malaysia and Singapore have reached an agreement on settling an airspace dispute after several months of negotiations. — VietnamPlus Why Malaysia needs one law to cover all tobacco products A […]
ADB Says Myanmar’s Economy Gets Back On Track Myanmar’s economic growth, which has been slowed down by sluggish government reforms, lack of confidence of foreign investors in a sound business environment and internal tensions and […]
Vietnam’s economy is forecast to grow 6.8 percent in 2019 and 6.7 percent in 2020: ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its report “Asian Development Outlook 2019.” Strong exports and domestic demand pushed […]
Malaysia to enhance halal certification system in push towards global hub status: DPM Wan Azizah The Malaysian government has come up with new methods to enhance its halal certification system in its push to be […]
Rakhine aid access ban leaves 95,000 lacking basic services, say INGOs Nearly 100,000 people in Rakhine State are unable to access essential services because of a ban on aid organisations entering townships affected by fighting […]