Every second counts Over a million twenty-foot equivalent units(TEU)of cargo go through the bustling Port of Bangkok each year.This harbour in Thailand's capital city has become a major centre of commerce in the political and economic ...
Tags: commerce afloat, upgrading and automating, securing the centre
The Jakarta Post reported that steel products manufacturer PT Saranacentral Bajatama is planning to widen its market to include Southeast Asian countries, such as Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand to benefit from the low import tariffs ...
Tags: zinc coated steel, steel, steel products, aluminum zinc coated steel
Business Standard reported that amid the disappointing macroeconomic numbers,the HSBC Purchasing Managers'Index(PMI)for the manufacturing sector in India might give some cheer to policy makers. It rose to a six-month high in December,at ...
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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” (Gordon Gecko in “Wall Street” by Oliver Stone) Commodities have experienced a renaissance after the bursting of the internet bubble at the end of the ...
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The US Congress is likely to consider the provisions of the proposed Save Our Industries Act (SAVE Act) bill this week, Philippines Department of Trade and Industry has said. Under an arrangement known as 809 program, the said bill ...
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Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) is seeking a hike in wages of garment workers and has threatened to launch a mass strike if the demand is not met. Around 300 CCU members, who staged a protest at Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, ...
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Based in Singapore, Vish Iyer is president, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)-Asia Pacific, where he is responsible for managing TCS operations across five geographies and 13 countries in the region. Recently, he had a freewheeling ...
Tags: Cloud, Banking, Computer Products
The Ministry of Finance of Japan released on 19th statistics on steel export and import(preliminary)in November,2012.According to this,export quantity in November was 3,518 thousand tonne up by 16.4%from the previous month,and also up ...
Indonesian Industry Ministry would help refurbish equipment and machineries of textile units in a bid to raise the competitiveness of country's textile and textile products (TPT) industry, Antara News agency reported. Industry Ministry ...
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METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES, August 29, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Imaginet International Inc, the leading systems integrator and managed network hosting and content security services provider in the Philippines, will take part in the Mining ...
The Government of India has announced extension of two percent interest subsidy on some labour-intensive industries, including textiles, garments and handicrafts, for one more year till March 2014. Addressing a press conference, ...
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Thai retailer Boutique New York City has entered into a partnership deal with the Spanish fashion brand Trucco. The retailer is soon going to open the Spanish-owned women's clothing brand’s first flagship store in Bangkok. The 127 ...
Tags: Thailand, New York City, Spanish Outlet, Trucco, clothing
According to a statement,Pakistan needs to increase trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries,especially in the agriculture sector as this region would give USD 1 billion per annum to the national exchequer. Mr Ahmad ...
Tags: Pakistan, Asian Nations countries, agriculture sector, rice, fresh fruits
TATA Steel's USD 5 billion investment proposal will receive full support of the Vietnamese government. That's the word coming in from the ASEAN member's trade minister Mr Vu Huy Hoang, Trade Minister, Vietnam in an exclusive conversation. ...
Tags: TATA Steel, investment proposal, steel market, steel industry
BlueScope and Nippon Steel Corporation have agreed to form a new joint venture encompassing BlueScope's ASEAN and North American building products businesses. Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan will be the world's second largest ...
Tags: BlueScope, Nippon Steel Corporation, joint venture, construction