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Agriculture abandoned by Vietnamese entrepreneurs
Vietnam has great advantages for agricultural production, but in the last 10 years, domestic enterprises have been focusing on the services sector and abandoning the field. The 2015 Business Annual Report released by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently showed a very low proportion ...
Lao PM calls for ASEAN nations to remain united
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has called for ASEAN nations to remain united, play a stronger role within the region, and stay true to ASEAN’s principles. Mr Thongloun made the call during his opening remarks at the 49th Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Vientiane on 24 ...
Company ordered to halt Vietnam live exports
Ruralco has been ordered to halt live exports to Vietnam after the federal government raised concerns over animal control and traceability in the southeast Asian country. The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has directed Ruralco live export business Frontier to cease supply of feeder and ...
Vietnam expected to export dairy products to China
Chinese agencies have said they are considering opening the market to Vietnam dairy exports through official channels. Domestic sources reported that in the talks with the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh requested ...
Vietnam warned it may yield to Myanmar in exporting rice
Myanmar has jumped into large markets, getting ready to become the No 1 in the world in rice exports, according to Vo Tong Xuan, the leading rice expert. According to Xuan, Myanmar has great advantages in growing rice. Its land area is three times larger than ...
Veneers can be exported, despite unfinished wood product ban: Govt spokesman
The government has agreed in principle to allow the export of veneers, despite recently imposing a ban on the export of all unfinished wood products, government spokesman Dr Chaleun Yiapaoher has said. Speaking at a press conference at the Prime Minister’s Office on 15 July, the ...
Romduol, Chansensor now rice brands
The National Standards Council has endorsed the Phka Romduol and Phka Chansensor varieties to be the Kingdom’s own umbrella brands for fragrant and premium rice, rejecting the Cambodian Rice Federation’s “Angkor Malis” brand name. Hean Vanhan, deputy chairman of NSC and deputy general director of the ...
Laos to negotiate sale of electricity to neighbours
With Laos’ electricity generation set to reach 10,000MW by 2020, the country is continuing to negotiate with neighbouring countries to increase the volume of electricity exports. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mines on 15 July, Laos will hold talks with Myanmar on electricity cooperation ...
Nearly 90% of garment factory jobs at risk of automation: ILO
Local industry experts responded on 10 July to a new report that warns the majority of Cambodia’s garment sector workers could lose their jobs in the coming two decades as automation and innovative technologies replace low-skilled labour and allow multinational producers to move their operations closer ...
Rice sector continues its struggle in first half
Cambodian rice exports decreased nearly 6 per cent year-on-year during the first semester, reinforcing concerns about the future of the rice industry, the Kingdom’s most important agricultural sector. A report released on 7 July by the Secretariat of One Window Service for Rice Export showed Cambodia exported ...