Leaders of Laos and Mongolia on November 6 signed seven cooperation documents, aiming to build ties in economic affairs, trade, investment, and tourism.
Bord Bia has today (Tuesday, November 7) embarked on a campaign to increase dairy exports by €15 million in Malaysia and the Philippines.
The European Union (EU)'s rules aimed at stopping deforestation threaten widespread disruption for Southeast Asia's rubber sector, from Cambodia's 30,000 small farmers to major exporters in Thailand and Malaysia, according to Nikkei Asia.
The extreme El Nino phenomenon in Indonesia has disrupted the rice production in the largest economy of South-East Asia, which has resorted to imports to secure domestic stocks.
The National Logistics Agency of Indonesia (Bulog) recently signed a contract for the import of 1 million tonnes of rice, as part of an additional quota of 1.5 million tonnes allocated from Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan and Myanmar.
Malaysia, which holds an important position in the global chip-making supply chain, embraces investments in both the backend and frontend of the semiconductor value chain, said Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Liew Chin Tong.
Automobiles and auto parts, electronics and agricultural products will drive Thai exports in the final quarter of this year, though shipments overall will remain sluggish for 2023, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Southeast Asia’s digital economies are set to reach $218 billion in total value of transactions this year, jumping 11% from a year ago despite global macroeconomic headwinds, a new report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company revealed.
<p>Time: 2024 By: Ministry of Industry and Trade</p>
