Economy and commerce
Investment
Three MOI-owned factories in Yangon to cooperate with private sector
Three factories under the Ministry of Industry (MOI) in the Yangon Region will cooperate with local and international private investors after inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI), Assistant Secretary U Aung Soe Ya of the MOI told The Myanmar Times.Read more ...
Trà Vinh gives licence for wind power project
Trà Vinh Province’s Management Board of Economic Zones on Tuesday granted an investment registration certificate to two investors to develop the first phase of the Duyên Hải Wind Power Project.Keep reading ...
MOU on Kyauk Phyu SEZ likely in August
An MOU between China and Myanmar relating to a national-level framework for the Kyauk Phyu Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is likely to be signed by August, a spokesperson of Kyauk Phyu SEZ Management Committee told The Myanmar Times during an exclusive interview on August 4.Read ...
Chinese company keen to develop special economic zone in Champassak
The government has given the green light for a Chinese company to conduct a feasibility study on developing the Khonphapheng Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Champassak province. The Chinese company had informed authorities that it wants to invest US$10 billion to develop the SEZ, the ...
Big Four firm hails Belt and Road as a “global game changer”
A recent report from a multinational professional services firm praises China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as transcending beyond initial expectations by extensively boosting trade and commerce and supporting both physical and social infrastructures. It urged foreign businesses to join the game. The report Repaving ...
Japanese investment to bring jobs to nation's south
More Japanese investors are seeking to locate factories at Pakxe-Japan SME Specific Economic Zone in Champassak province in moves set to generate hundreds of jobs for Lao people. Approval of planned investments by the companies is expected between now and the end of this year, ...
VN needs policies to boost digital economy: experts
Việt Nam needs to raise policies to boost digital economy, a stimulator to generate added value and breakthroughs for sustainable development, experts have said.Keep reading ...
Petronas LNG supply in reach
PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is to secure the supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by purchasing a 10% stake in an LNG production resource of Malaysia’s national oil firm, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas), for US$500 million (16.7 billion baht).Keep reading ...
China calls for quick development of Sino-Thai rail link
A proposed high-speed railway linking southern China to Thailand’s industrialized Eastern Seaboard should be built “quickly” according to Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, after a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha. “This Thai-China train project may face problems but the important matter is ...
Xi Jinping To China's Private Sector: Go Home, The New Silk Road Is Not For You
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced something called the Belt and Road Initiative, which was to be a trillion-dollar framework to guide Chinese foreign investment, infrastructure development, trade, and other international forays. What this initiative actually consists of still remains vague, what its benchmarks ...