Cambodian rice exports to international markets grew by more than 21 percent in the first two months of this year despite global concerns over the COVID-19 epidemic, according to the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Singaporean Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing outlined five measures in which the government will help firms seize opportunities abroad, while addressing the parliament on March 3.
The ADB plans to increase its total lending to Indonesia to 2.7 billion USD in 2020 from the 1.7 billion USD in 2019, the bank’s President Masatsugu Asakawa said on March 3.
Laos has decided to postpone its 11th National Games scheduled for March 22 – April 1 in Xieng Khuang province due to concern over the global spread of COVID-19 outbreak.
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, and the Charge d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Thailand, Yang Xin, held a meeting to discuss measures and cooperation to address the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Indonesia has decided to postpone a tourism stimulus package following two confirmed cases of the acute respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).
A workshop highlighting the potential and benefits of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada was held in Ottawa on March 2.
The Philippines’ tourism revenue made a record high of 9.31 billion USD in 2019, a year-on-year rise of 20.8 percent, the country’s Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed on March 3.
The Philippine police ended a hostage incident at the Greenhills V-Mall in San Juan City, Metro Manila, on March 2 evening after convincing the gunman to free all the hostages and surrender himself to the authorities.
The Lao Ministry of Health has urged the public to get information about the COVID-19 from only reliable and official sources to avoid the snare of fake news.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has appealed for an end to the wildlife trade and consumption across the Asia-Pacific region amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19 and similar diseases in recent years.
Myanmar soldiers swooped on several illicit drugs labs to seize nearly 27 million USD of narcotics, chemicals and equipment, military newspaper The Myawady said on March 2.