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Vietnamese women’s cosmetics market sees stable growth
The Vietnamese beauty market saw stable growth last year, with a year-on-year increase of 4 per cent, and is expected to thrive in the years to come. About 20 million women aged 15 to 39, or 40 per cent of the female population, are potential ...
NRSA calls for review of media regulatory bill following strong opposition from journalists
Following strong objections from many media groups, National Reform Steering Assembly whips on February 2 advised its media reform committee to revise the contentious media regulatory bill. Kamnoon Sidhisamarn, secretary and spokesman of the NRSA coordination committee, said at a press conference that the whips decided ...
Airlines plan promotions after new jet fuel tax drives up fares
Airlines are preparing more marketing campaigns and promotions to maintain ticket volumes after the implementation of a new jet-fuel tax is set to drive up air fares. Major carriers doubt that the higher tax on jet fuel will affect their business in the long term, ...
Basic education quality project underway in Luang Prabang
The Ministry of Education and Sports and Save the Children are jointly implementing the Basic Education Quality and Access Project in Nambak district, Luang Prabang province. The two year project worth more than 4 billion kip (US$493,812) is being funded by the Australian government and EU ...
Wattay international airport expansion 11 percent complete
The Vientiane International Airport Expansion Project has now achieved 11 percent of its contractual goals and should be complete by the beginning of 2018, according to a press release from the Embassy of Japan to Laos and the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The project is ...
Aquaculture plan gets the nod
Cambodia has agreed for a China-based firm to invest $100 million in freshwater and seawater aquaculture projects to supply fish for local demand and export. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on February 2 signed an agreement with China Ocean Fishing Holding Limited for a ...
Boeung Kak: a disastrous decade
Ten years ago this week, Phnom Penh City Hall and the development firm Shukaku Inc announced an agreement to transform the Boeung Kak lake area into a sprawling mixed-use development. In the years following, thousands were evicted and a protest movement grew among the disgruntled ...
Road No. 17B to Laos-Myanmar bridge deteriorating
A 70-kilometre section of Road No. 17B linking the Laos-Myanmar Friendship Bridge to Sing district town in Luang Namtha province remains unpaved after almost two years and is deteriorating. An official of the provincial Public Works and Transport Department Mr Chansamone Outamavong, told Vientiane Times ...
Record trade surplus for Australia
Australia boasted its biggest trade surplus on record in December as surging commodity prices showered the resource-rich nation in cash, a windfall that could lessen the risk of a downgrade to its triple A credit ratings. Yesterday’s data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed ...
Cambodia, Russia sign extradition treaty
Cambodia and Russia on Wednesday signed an extradition treaty in a bid to prevent cross-border crimes and human trafficking. Justice Ministry spokesperson Kim Santepheap told Khmer Times on February 2 that the deal was signed when Justice Minister Ang Vong Vathana visited Moscow earlier this week to ...
