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Producers unite to boost rubber prices
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/04/2017
» Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia are cooperating to ensure stability of world rubber prices, which continue to fluctuate after signs of recovery.
Asean rubber producers will cut exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/03/2016
» Global rubber prices are expected to recover this year after Vietnam last week agreed to join forces with three other Asean rubber producers to cut exports.
Vietnam to join Asean rubber council
Online Reporters, Published on 17/03/2015
» Vietnam has agreed to join Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia in a regional trading network aimed at shoring up rubber prices.
Vietnam rubber set for 1st drop in 6 yrs
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2014
» Rubber shipments from Vietnam are poised to decline for the first time in six years as demand growth slows in China, according to the deputy trade minister of the world’s third-biggest producer. Only Thailand and Indonesia produce more.
Agribusiness opportunities growing in Laos
Asia focus, Published on 16/06/2014
» Laos has become one of the most captivating countries in the region for foreign investment in recent years, with a focus on natural resources.
Rubber glut to last two more years
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2014
» A sixth year of global surplus may depress rubber prices through 2016 as maturing trees boost production and slowing growth reduces demand in China, the biggest consumer, according to an industry adviser.
Confidence falls to nine-month low
Online Reporters, Published on 05/09/2013
» Thai consumer confidence index fell to a nine-month low last month, Thanavath Phonvichai, vice president for research at the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC), said on Thursday.
Rubber poised for bull market
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/08/2013
» Rubber in Tokyo was set to enter a bull market as futures jumped to a three-month high on signs China's economy is regaining strength, boosting demand for the commodity used in tyres.
Myanmar's 'old man's land' seeks new lease of life
AFP, Published on 15/05/2013
» They call it "Old Man's Land" -- ravaged by conflict and economic deprivation, Myanmar's southeast Mon state is a place bereft of its young, who have flooded overseas in search of work.
Mekong study predicts crop shifts
dpa, Published on 09/04/2013
» A climate-change study on the Lower Mekong Basin says Laos' and Vietnam's central highlands can anticipate declines in production of robusta coffee and forecasts the cash crop will become more suitable for northeastern Thailand.