Samsung Vietnam refutes rumors of shifting smartphone production to India
Ngoc Thuy The Hanoi Times Tue, August 18, 2020 Vietnam remains Samsung’s global production hub. All subsidiaries of Samsung in Vietnam are operating normally as the country remain its strategic […]
JETRO survey shows Cambodia may miss out on Japanese firms shifting focus to Southeast Asian nations
KHMER TIMES Tue, August 18, 2020 PHNOM PENH – A rising number of Japanese companies are expanding business in Southeast Asia, according to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO).
Laos Ministry of Industry and Commerce Issues Regulations Backing Consumer Protection Associations
By Latsamy Phonevilay THE LAOTIAN TIMES Thu, August 13, 2020 VIENTIANE – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce has issued new regulations to support the formation and operation of consumer […]
Cambodia’s EU’s tax free status partially withdrawn
Sorn Sarath Khmer Times Wed, August 12, 2020 PHNOM PENH – Cambodia’s annual $7 billion garment and textile sector will see the partial loss of a preferential zero-tax trade deal […]
Farmers walk from N. Sumatra to Jakarta to demand Jokowi settle land dispute
Nina A. Loasana The Jakarta Post Tue, August 11, 2020 Farmers from Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, arrive in Jakarta on Aug. 7, after walking thousands of kilometers from […]
Thailand Bets on Medical Marijuana Cultivation to Lift Economy
CTN News CHIANG RAI TIMES Sun, August 9, 2020 BANGKOK – Thailand’s ailing economy, particularly its tourism and agriculture sectors, is poised to get a boost from new rules that […]
Cambodia-India trade on the rise
Khmer Times August 6, 2020 PHNOM PENH – Bilateral trade between Cambodia and India are on a significant rise while the two countries are moving forward to the free trade […]
Myanmar OKs Venture With Japan’s AEON to Build Country’s Biggest Mall in Yangon
By Zaw Zaw Htwe THE IRRAWADDY, Wed, August 5, 2020 An architectural model of the planned AEON Mall in Yangon’s Dagon Seikan Township YANGON—The Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) has approved […]
Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries tells Kraft Heinz to withdraw misguided negative campaign, ‘palm oil-free’ claims
MALAY MAIL Wed, Aug 5, 2020 KUALA LUMPUR – The Secretariat of the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) is asking American food company Kraft Heinz Company to withdraw […]
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