20 February, 2020
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Economic growth slips to 5-year low, tourism sector hit hard by virus outbreak (17 February 2020) Thailand’s economy grew 2.4% in 2019, the
13 February, 2020
Photo credit: Reuters TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA EU partially strips Cambodia of preferential market access over human rights violations (12 February 2020) The European Union (EU) stated on February 11 that
6 February, 2020
Photo credit: Myanmar Times TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MYANMAR Myanmar’s border trade reaches US$3.3 billion in 2019/2020 fiscal year (3 February 2020) Myanmar’s border trade during the period 1 October to 24
30 January, 2020
Photo credit: Reuters TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT MYANMAR, VIETNAM Border trade in Vietnam and Myanmar affected by dwindling border crossings (29 January 2020) Border towns in Myanmar and Vietnam dependent on cross-border
24 January, 2020
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND World Bank cautions Thailand on GDP growth outlook (18 January 2020) The World Bank has downgraded Thailand’s economic growth outlook for 2020 to
16 January, 2020
Photo credit: SGGP TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Challenging year expected for Vietnam’s steel industry (15 January 2020) The steel industry in Vietnam is expected to face difficulties in 2020 due to
9 January, 2020
Photo credit: Viet Nam News TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Vietnamese Prime Minister launches Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN Chairmanship (7 January 2020) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a ceremony in Hanoi
19 December, 2019
Photo credit: SPM TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, VIETNAM Cambodia-Vietnam trade likely to have exceeded US$5 billion mark (15 December 2019) Trade between Cambodia and Vietnam may have already exceeded US$5 billion,
16 December, 2019
Photo credit: Cambodia Ministry of Tourism TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM, LAOS Vietnam remains Laos’ third-largest investor (9 December 2019) Vietnam remains Laos’ third biggest investor with investments totalling US$4.22 billion in
5 December, 2019
Photo credit: Cambodia Ministry of Tourism TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA, LAOS Mekong countries agree to strengthen tourism cooperation (2 December 2019) Countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) inked an agreement