Economy and industry

Experts are warning that the Lower Mekong Basin may soon face depleting fish stocks, further erosion of the coastline and rising salinity that will make rice fields uncultivable. The facts are stronger than ever,” said Marc Goichot, an expert on sustainable hydropower and river basin management, ...

Vietnam’s government will allow private and foreign investors to provide services at Vietnamese airports for the first time this December. Thanh Nien News reported that new legislation, which will take effect 12 December, will allow private investors to purchase rights to manage airports and provide some ...

Vietnam Airlines will open a domestic air route between the northern port city of Hai Phong and the central coastal city of Nha Trang, effective 15 November. The upcoming route will operate four weekly flights on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday using an Airbus A321. Keep reading ...

Annual headline consumer prices declined for a 10th consecutive month in October, due mainly to low oil prices, providing the central bank room to keep interest rates low to support to support a weak economy. Keep reading ...

Thailand’s defence industry has advanced to such an extent it could begin developing its own equipment through partnerships with the private sector, Deputy Prime Minister for security affairs said on October 2, 2015. Keep reading ...

Asian stocks dropped on Monday, after their best month since May 2009, as industrial companies declined following data signalling a contraction in Chinese manufacturing. Keep reading ...

Laos exported as many as 50,712 workers in the fiscal year that ended in September, including 27,176 females, official statistics show. Most of the workers obtained jobs in Thailand, while just over 50 people found employment in Japan, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour ...

Laos’ first telecommunications satellite (Lao Sat-1) will be launched into orbit on November 21 to spur many facets of development and industry. The satellite, which is owned by the Lao Sat-1 Joint Venture Company, will be part of a network of satellites in Laos and overseas ...

  It’s now six years old, but few know what the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) does. It has been called toothless, though its creation was seen as a step forward given the principle of non-interference in the 10-member Association of South-east Asian Nations ...

The rice market is expected to continue gaining ground in export, as the Philippines plans to import a million tonnes in early 2016. The announcement comes on the back of winning previous bids to sell 450,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines and a million ...