Industries
Johanna Powell: Laos river death inquest to 'take three months'
An inquest into the death of a Cardiff woman on holiday in south-east Asia should be completed within three months, a pre-inquest review has heard. BBC Wales picture editor Johanna Powell, 37, died in Laos on 11 April. Keep reading ...
Cambodia's garment exports up 9% in first half of 2015
The garment industry, Cambodia’s largest foreign currency earner, has seen a 9% rise in exports in the first six months of 2015, according to the Chinese State’s News Agency-Xinhua. Keep reading ...
23 nations issue Thailand travel advisories
Twenty-three countries by 18 August had issued travel advisories in the wake of the 17 August Erawan shrine bombing, with most advising caution rather than avoiding travel to Thailand. Keep reading ...
Thai baht at six-year low, tourism shares fall after bombing
Thailand’s baht currency slumped to a more than six-year low on 18 August and shares fell in Bangkok over concerns an unprecedented attack in the capital could hit the vital tourism sector. At least 21 people were killed and over 120 wounded when a bomb ripped through ...
Vietnamese companies to mine rock salt in Khammuan, Laos
Two Vietnamese companies have inked a deal for a joint venture rock salt mining project in Khammuan province, Laos, with an engineering, procurement and construction contract signed in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 14 August. Vietnam Chemical Group and Vietnam Lao Chemical and Rock Salt Limited Company signed ...
Pruksa raises forecast for year's growth in Bangkok property sector
The property market in Greater Bangkok is expected to remain in good shape, with SET-listed Pruksa Real Estate Plc revising up its growth forecast to 15% growth this year from 10% projected in May. Keep reading ...
Phu Quoc forests, farm lands may have to give way for casino, resort
Authorities in the southern province of Kien Giang are seeking the government’s permission to allocate more than 2,000 hectares of farm and forest land in Phu Quoc for tourism projects. Keep reading ...
Thailand's ready-to-eat food prices skyrocket
Prices of ready-to-eat meals, or fast foods, have soared 5-20 baht per dish across Thailand, with prices in the South increasing the most, a survey has found. Keep reading ...
Over sixty commercial projects shift to social housing
Sixty-two commercial-housing projects with 41,769 apartments in total has registered to be social-housing projects all over the country so far, according to the Ministry of Construction. Keep reading ...
Vietnam’s growth earns kudos in US
Vietnam continues to grow as a manufacturing hub, climbing to first place on Cushman & Wakefield’s 2014 Growth Index, a ranking of the top 15 manufacturing locations by growth in emerging markets. Keep reading ...
