Photo credit: vnshop.vn TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS Lao government has approved around US$37 billion worth of investments between 1989-2019 (14 May 2020) The Lao government has approved some US$37 billion worth
Photo credit: vnshop.vn TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Vietnam establishes anti-panic commodities trading floor amid pandemic (19 April 2020) Vietnam has established an anti-panic commodities trading floor to boost e-commerce and help
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Thailand’s outlook revised from positive to stable amidst COVID-19 uncertainty (15 April 2020) S&P Global Ratings has revised its outlook for Thailand from
Photo credit: Fresh News Asia TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT CAMBODIA Cambodian government allocates additional US$475 million to fight COVID-19 (9 April 2020) Cambodia has allocated an additional US$475 million from the state
Photo credit: Vietnam News Agency TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND, VIETNAM International rice prices rise as droughts affect rice production in Thailand and Vietnam (31 March 2020) International rice prices have surged
Photo credit: Eleven Media/Asia News Network TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Myanmar and Laos records first COVID-19 cases (24 March 2020) Myanmar has recorded its two first cases of COVID-19 infections as
Photo credit: Petrotimes/VN TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Thailand’s economic growth to weaken to 1.0% in 2020 (19 March 2020) International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has forecasted that Thailand’s economic growth
Photo credit: Petrotimes/VN TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Vietnam to put in place trade defence early warning system by 2025 (9 March 2020) Vietnam intends to develop an early warning system for
Photo credit: Channel News Asia TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND Thai government offers tax waiver on cash-back scheme “Eat, Shop, Spend” stimulus package (4 March 2020) The Thai government agreed to waive
Photo credit: VietNam News TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT THAILAND, VIETNAM Vietnamese steel products hit with Thai anti-dumping duties (25 February 2020) Thailand will impose anti-dumping tariffs ranging from 6.97% to 51.61% of