The Indonesian Government has established collaboration with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to develop new renewable energy, said Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on September 26.
Despite the Government’s efforts to address them, the challenges for the property market will continue until the end of next year, experts have warned.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with US friends in New York on September 22 afternoon (local time) on the occasion of his trip to attend the high-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
– Vietnam is looking to increase the volume and revenue of rice exports in the remaining months of this year. However, a wide range of hindrances are looming on the horizon.
The Thai government plans to borrow about 2.4 trillion THB (nearly 66.65 billion USD) for the 2024 fiscal year starting October 1, up about 9% from the current year, according to market sources briefed by the Ministry of Finance.
Vietnam needs to outline rational policies to promote intrinsic strength of businesses with a view to boosting socio-economic development, experts said on the sidelines of the Vietnam Socio-economic Forum held in Hanoi on September 19.
The Malaysian government is taking steps to address the issue of food security through the implementation of the high-growth, high-value (HGHV) initiative for the agriculture sector.
Fitch Ratings has warned that Thailand's economic recovery could be constrained by a global slowdown while the new coalition government's economic stimulus policies could lead to higher government debt.
The Indonesian Government needs to consider continuing rice imports until the year-end as the effects of El Nino will cause longer famine compared to last year, said Khudori, an agricultural expert from the Indonesia Association for Political Economy (AEPI).
The issuance of the national plan on the implementation of the Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use is another step taken by the Vietnamese Government towards achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
The Thai prime minister has called for the establishment of a special committee tasked with preparing for and mitigating the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon. The committee’s primary focus is to assess the feasibility of declaring a state of emergency in various provinces to facilitate rapid response efforts.
Malaysia is planning to ban the export of rare earth raw materials and support the development of the domestic rare earth industry, the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on September 11.
Malaysia has outlined three strategies to ensure the country’s security and sovereignty are guaranteed, thus improving the standard of living and well-being of its people.
The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) and the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on September 11 signed a funding agreement on technical support on building advanced concepts of operations (ConOps) and functional requirements for air traffic management automation system and requirements of air traffic flow management system in Vietnam.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio discussed bilateral relations at their meeting on the sidelines of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 6.
The new Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, led the 33 members of his Cabinet to take their oaths of office in front of King Maha Vajiralongkorn on September 5.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized the importance of strengthening ASEAN's self-reliance through stepping up economic linkages, expanding the intra-bloc market, and facilitating trade and investment flows to maintain ASEAN’s stature and role of growth epicentre, in his speech at the plenary session of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 5.