Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ASEAN countries unconvinced by EU trade pact South East Asian countries are dragging their feet on a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU, with officials […]
Vietnam’s phone exports continue posting two-digit growth Exports of phones and spare parts skyrocketed by 68 percent until March 15, helping it become the first commodity to gain export revenue of more than US$10 billion […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu China profits from Southeast Asia’s democratic deficits The United Nations has appealed to Cambodian leader Hun Sen to scrap a ban on the main opposition party […]
PM approves strategy for developing mechanical engineering industry Vietnam’s mechanical engineering industry strives to apply cutting-edge technology, produce high-quality products up to international standards, and further participate in the global value chain by2035. — Nhan […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Alibaba pumps US$2b into Lazada in aggressive Asean expansion Alibaba Group Holding Ltd said it will invest an extra US$2 billion in Southeast Asian e-commerce firm […]
Catfish sector plans $2b export target in 2018 The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has targeted to earn US$2 billion from catfish exports this year, accounting for 31.5 per cent of the fishery industry’s […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia to fund project to prepare ASEAN cities for massive growth Australia announced Sunday it will provide A$30 million (US$23.15 million) to finance a “Smart Cities” […]
Vietnam’s Vietjet signs $609 million credit MoU with Investec Bank Vietjet Aviation Jsc on Friday said it signed a memorandum of understanding worth $609 million with Investec Bank PLC to finance the purchase of five […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Indonesia says it would be a ‘good idea’ for Australia to join Asean Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has indicated his support for Australia to join the […]
FDI in Vietnam’s agricultural sector remains low Foreign firms invested US$3.5 million in 514 agricultural projects until February 2018, accounting for only some 1 percent of the sector’s total investment capital, reports from the Ministry […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Australia warned against ‘dancing with dictators’ at Asean summit in Sydney Australia is not a member of Asean, nor is it planning to be, but this […]
Private sector to contribute 65% to Vietnam’s GDP by 2020 The Government is taking a series of strong reforms in a move to increase the contribution of the private sector to 65 percent of the […]