Panasonic to move factories to Vietnam, 800 jobs to go in Thailand next year
TOKYO, May 21, 2020, Reuters. Japanese appliance-maker Panasonic Corp said on Thursday that next year…
Vietnam
Viet Nam is an economy of 92 million people. When it joined APEC in 1998, Viet Nam’s real GDP was recorded at USD 54 billion and its real per capita GDP was USD 696. By 2016, Viet Nam’s GDP has tripled at 164 billion, as did its per capita GDP, which stood at 2,170.
Draft laws on border guard, guest workers under discussion in Vietnam
HANOI, May 21, 2020, VNA. The draft Vietnam border guard law and the draft revised…
New third terminal at Vietnam capital’s airport expected to complete in mid-2023
HO CHI MINH CITY, May 20, 2020, VN Express. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc agreed…
Vietnam targets 55 per cent of population shopping online by 2025
HANOI, May 19, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City would make…
Vietnam’s capital city launches motorbike emission testing programme
HCM CITY, May 18, 2020, VNS. A pilot programme to monitor emissions from motorbikes has…
Cambodia considers how to cope with its first tourism catastrophe
PHNOM PENH, May 18, 2020, Khmer Times. The Ministry of Tourism is seeking recommendations from…
Singapore has first fastest 4G download speed in Southeast Asia, Vietnam is seconf
HANOI, May 17, 2020, VN Express. Vietnam ranks 41st among 100 economies in terms of…
Malaysia signs record 100,000 tonnes of rice deal with India
MUMBAI, May 15, 2020, Reuters. Malaysia has agreed to import a record 100,000 tonnes of…
Vietnam to resume international routes depending on Covid-19 evolution
HANOI, May 15, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The country expects the international community to keep…
[Analytics] Why East beat West on Covid-19
Perhaps the most startling trend visible in the global Covid-19 pandemic is the vast differential…
ASEAN senior defence officials discuss cooperation in online meeting
HANOI, May 15, 2020, VNA. An online ASEAN Defence Senior Officials’ Meeting (ADSOM) was held…
[Analytics] Thai domestic politics threatens to derail its diplomacy
Thailand has been a treaty ally of the United States since 1954, but its political…