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Executives call for use of local currencies at borders
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 11/06/2018
» Business leaders from the lower Mekong River are calling for their governments to use local currencies for border region trade to facilitate transactions and reduce exchange costs.
China keen to make Laos part of chain
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/07/2017
» Laos's special economic zone is expected to become part of a planned cooperation pact between Thailand and China linking their flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and Kunming SEZ.
B.Grimm Power allots B1.8bn for Laos
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/03/2017
» Champasak, Laos: B.Grimm Power Co, a unit of B.Grimm Group, plans to invest 17 billion baht in 2017-18, including for the development of hydropower in neighbouring Laos.
SCG sizing up partner for Vietnam plant
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/01/2017
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG) expects to get a new partner to start investing in a US$4.5-billion petrochemical complex in Vietnam within the first quarter of this year.
SCG seeks to raise Laos investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 12/12/2016
» VIENTIANE: SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), the country's biggest cement producer, says construction of its factory in Laos will soon be finished and could begin commercial operation in the first quarter of next year.
Strong demand boosts exports to CLMV
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 08/12/2016
» Exports to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) continue to rise due to strong demand in the neighbouring countries, where the economies continue to grow, according to the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Millcon seeking Vietnam partner
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/05/2016
» SET-listed Millcon Steel Plc (MILL) plans to create a joint venture with a Vietnamese company to serve rising demand from construction firms in Vietnam.
Flip-flops key to revitalising weak exports
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 21/10/2015
» More Thai footwear companies are switching their focus to cheap flip-flops for sale to Asean neighbours as the gloomy world outlook and weak purchasing power hit exports.
Rojana eyes Cambodia zone
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 03/10/2015
» SET-listed Rojana Industrial Park Plc (ROJNA) will build an industrial park in Cambodia to tap growing investment in the neighbouring country expected after formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at year-end.
Neda hopeful of Dawei momentum
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/09/2015
» Myanmar: The Neighbouring Countries Economic Development Cooperation Agency (Neda) expects major investors, including petrochemical industries, will start investing in the first phase of Myanmar's Dawei deep-sea port special economic zone (SEZ) soon.