Laos to open new international checkpoint with Vietnam
VIENTIANE, Feb 15, 2021, Xinhua. Laos plans to open a new international border crossing with…
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.
Vietnam slaps anti-dumping duty on Thai sugar
HANOI, Feb 13, 2021, VN Express. Vietnam has applied an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duty of…
Brunei govt gets thumbs up for handling Covid-19, among best record in ASEAN
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Feb 13, 2021, Borneo Bulletin/ANN. Respondents from Brunei Darussalam recorded the strongest…
Local and foreign investors flee the market before Tết holiday in Vietnam
HANOI, Feb 9, 2021, VNS. Việt Nam’s stock market finished low on Monday before halting…
Vietnam re-elects party leader Trong after secretive congress
HANOI, Jan 31, 2021, AFP. Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong was re-elected…
Laos expects to earn income from sale of carbon credit in 2022
VIENTIANE, Jan 29, 2021, Xinhua. The Lao government expects to earn its first income from…
Vietnam’s PM orders intensifying air quality control measures
HANOI, Jan 21, 2021, VNS. Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries and People’s…
Laos to enhance cooperation with development partners
VIENTIANE, Jan 20, 2021, Xinhua. The Lao government is set to enhance cooperation with strategic…
Vietnam government aims for 2021 economic growth of 6.5 per cent
HANOI, Dec 28, 2020, Bloomberg. Vietnam will strive for 2021 economic growth of 6.5%, Bangkok…
Cambodia, Vietnam vow close cooperation to fight Covid-19
PHNOM PENH, Dec 23, 2020, Xinhua. Cambodia and Vietnam have pledged to work together closely…
British banks under pressure over £45m loans to firm with links to Myanmar military
LONDON, Dec 20, 2020, The Guardian. Human rights groups are demanding that two of Britain’s…
Thailand unique throughout Southeast Asia in its visa amnesty policy for stranded foreigners
BANGKOK, Dec 17, 2020, Pattaya Mail. Thai authorities have issued detailed and ongoing instructions, from…