Economy and industry

Nearly 120 workers at a Kandal province toy factory fainted on 19 November morning, with officials citing a nearby farmer spraying his fields with pesticide as the cause. “The farmer of the rice field outside the factory area sprayed the liquid pesticide onto his rice, and then ...

The governor of Ratanakkiri’s Banlung town was sued on 18 November by a local resident and army veteran for allegedly seizing construction materials and violating private property rights without a court warrant. Kory Prel, 46, who served in the army and provincial police for more than 30 ...

A regional logistics center should be set up in the Mekong Delta to offer professional services to businesses, most of which are currently dependent on Ho Chi Minh City and Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province, according to a seminar held in Can Tho City, ...

Rice straw, which is usually burnt by Cuu Long (Mekong) farmers at rice fields after harvest, will be exported to Japan as animal feed, according to Song Hau State Farm in the Mekong City of Can Tho. Keep reading ...

Three Vietnamese projects have been listed in the Mekong region’s top 10 most promising tech startups which will be showcased at an international exhibition in Thailand at the end of this month.   Two Thai startups are also on the list, while the rest are from other ...

Kachin activists are promising a fierce fight over the future of the suspended Myitsone dam project, with one prominent spokesperson threatening a fight “to the death” if the incoming government allowed the project to go ahead. President U Thein Sein won plaudits for announcing the suspension ...

Rice straw, which is usually treated as waste and burned after each harvest in Vietnam, will become a valuable export product for the country next year.   A new agreement signed on 18 November in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho allows the state-owned Song Hau Collective ...

Delegations from multiple continents are meeting in the capital of South America’s most populous country Brazil for the 2nd Global High Level Conference on Road Safety, a two-day international symposium aiming to keep traffic safety efforts on the agenda at a time when there are ...

Thailand appreciates China for its constructive role in promoting regional connectivity through various initiatives including the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the launch of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, a senior Thai official said. “We believe that effective connectivity would help promote ...

The Finance Ministry plans to acquire the entire 55% stake in Krungthai Bank held by the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) in a deal worth 100 billion baht. The acquisition would pave the way for transferring the 12 corporatised state enterprises as planned to a holding company ...