Trade

Structural reform in Myanmar means more competition for Cambodia’s key export industries. While Cambodia’s economic development is often compared to that of neighbouring Vietnam and Thailand’s, industry insiders say the Kingdom needs to keep a close eye on the steady progress being made in Myanmar, which ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will revise down its GDP growth forecast for Thailand to lower than 2.9% this year following the country’s slower-than-expected performance in the first half.  However, the new growth forecast, due to be announced on 22 September, will be higher than 2.5%, ...

Since its founding, the inhabitants of Can Tho city have sold their wares atop the water, which has become a tourist spectacle. This has been the way of life for as long as any resident here can remember, but things are changing. In recent years, local communities ...

Representatives from about 70 Vietnamese and Egyptian enterprises shared information on business opportunities at a forum in Cairo on 7 September. Keep reading ...

Trade between Myanmar and its four neighbouring countries has reached US$2.48 billion (85 billion baht) in the financial year to date, a Myanmar Commerce Ministry official said. Keep reading ...

Laos’ upcoming presidency of the ASEAN could help Russia enhance trade and economic ties with Asia, Sputnik news cited Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying. Keep reading ...

Vietnam is seeking measures to boost exports as it is forecast to continue seeing a slow growth, officials said on 3 September. Export prices and volumes of many agricultural and mineral products will continue their downward trends, affecting the increase of export value, Nguyen Tien Vy, ...

Based on the latest report by the Commerce Ministry, consumer prices based on 450 products and services fell for an eighth straight month in August due mainly to prolonged weak consumption. The ministry on 1 September reported prices contracted by 1.19% year-on-year last month.  Keep reading ...

State President Truong Tan Sang reiterated Vietnam’s desire to deepen ties with Venezuela to benefit both countries during talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Moros in Hanoi on 31 August. Vietnam backed Venezuela’s constitutional government led by President Moros, said the host, adding that he believed ...

Thailand’s military government has approved economic measures worth a combined 136 billion baht ($3.81 billion) aimed at boosting spending power in rural areas, as the junta struggles to lift economic growth. Keep reading ...