Laos – the ‘battery’ of Asia and a ticking environmental time bomb
The Thaiger Sun, December 13, 2020 LAOS POWER FACTS: Number of power plants soon to be completed by the end of 2020:53 hydropower plants under construction or in the planning […]
Thai government threaten to boycott new Lao hydro electric dam project
The Thaiger Sun, December 13, 2020 PHOTO: Xayaburi Dam BANGKOK – Loas officials have announced the announcement of yet another Laos hydro electric dam and Thai authorities aren’t happy. The […]
Maserati eyes Cambodia as the new growth market in South East Asia
KHMER TIMES Sat, December 12, 2020 Maserati showroom in Phnom Penh. Supplied PHNOM PENH – Maserati announces the opening of a new market in Asia Pacific as the Brand […]
Amru embarks on pilot climate change resilient rice variety project
KHMER TIMES Sat, December 12, 2020 Grains of Phka Mealdey variety. AKP KAMPONG THOM PROVINCE – Amru Rice (Cambodia), one of the leading milled rice exporters in Cambodia, has conducted […]
Vietnam – UK end negotiation for trade deal
Nguyen Tung HANOI TIMES Fri, Dec 11, 2020 Overview of the signing ceremony. Source: MoIT. The agreed minutes on the conclusion of the free trade agreement negotiation were signed by […]
World Economic Forum 2021 moved to Singapore due to COVID-19
This is only the second time in history that the annual meeting is being moved from the Davos ski resort in Switzerland By Jewel Stolarchuk The Independent SG, Wed, December […]
UK grants GSP status to Cambodia effective 2021
Khmer Times Wed, December 9, 2020 Goods to UK will enjoy GSP status from 2021, making it more attractive in terms of pricing. AKP Cambodia’s exports see new light […]
Mitsubishi to Supply Myanmar With Train Cars for Two Railway Line Upgrades
By Nan Lwin THE IRRAWADDY Tue, December 8, 2020 A railway car of the type that will be delivered to Myanmar by Mitsubishi Corporation. / Mitsubishi Corporation YANGON—Japan’s largest trading […]
Cambodia encourages more investment from India
C. Nika KHMER TIMES Tue, December 8, 2020 The invitation was made by Chhuon Dara, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce in his speech at the 6th India-CLMV […]
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