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ASEAN, China vow to enhance partnership

31 tháng 05. 2023

After two years of meeting via videoconference due to the COVID-19 pandemic, senior officials from ASEAN and China resumed their in-person meeting at the 29th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation, during which they affirmed the two sides’ commitment to enhancing their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.

Boon for Singapore as Indonesia scraps ban on sea sand exports

31 tháng 05. 2023

Indonesia has lifted a 20-year-old ban on sea sand exports, a copy of a government regulation showed, a measure that could help land expansion projects in neighbour Singapore, but with concern among environmentalists about marine habitats

Cambodian National Assembly ratifies ASEAN trade in services agreement

31 tháng 05. 2023

The Cambodian National Assembly on May 30 ratified the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) to boost trade and investment in the area of services.

US highlights role of ASEAN SMEs

31 tháng 05. 2023

US Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Yohannes Abraham has said that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are integral to the economic growth of the region.

About 20 million tons of goods pass through the inland waterway between Vietnam and Cambodi

30 tháng 05. 2023

In order to create favorable conditions for transit and cross-border navigation activities on regulated waterways, in 2009, the Governments of Vietnam and Cambodia signed an Agreement on water transport between the two countries. This Agreement entered into force on January 1, 2011.

Malaysia eyes to become regional aerospace, maritime hub

30 tháng 05. 2023

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has said that the 2023 Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA ’23) exhibition will reinforce Malaysia as a regional hub for the aerospace and maritime industries.

Singapore wages up 0.4% in real terms in 2022, pace of growth 'significantly dampened' by inflation

30 tháng 05. 2023

Nominal total wages, which does not take into account inflation, grew by 6.5 per cent in 2022, the highest in a decade.

Thai firms pocket big profits after buying major Vietnamese companies

30 tháng 05. 2023

In the last 10 years, powerful Thai corporations have spent big money acquiring many leading Vietnamese enterprises.