Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) could help Vietnam’s GDP and exports grow 2.4 percent and 12 percent, respectively, by 2030, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has reported.
Vietnam wildlife trade ban appears to flounder amid coronavirus success
Conservation organizations in Vietnam sent a letter to the Prime Minister last week asking for an update on planned regulations curtailing the trade and consumption of wildlife. In March, responding …
Why Kopi Kenangan leads Indonesia’s VC-backed coffee wars
Kopi Kenangan is no Luckin Coffee. But the consumer F&B business can be fickle, and things might change once the company leaves the hypergrowth stage.
Indonesia Deploys Army to Enforce Lockdown as Reopening Looms
Indonesia deployed hundreds of thousands of army and police personnel across the vast archipelago to enforce social distancing rules after a record surge in infections in the past week cast doubt …
Will India’s movie theatres pass the Covid-19 litmus test?
Earlier this month, a bunch of prominent film producers in India decided to release some of their high-profile movies on video streaming apps instead of waiting for cinemas to reopen amid the Covid-19 …
India’s Glenmark to study potential COVID-19 drug combination
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd said on Tuesday it will begin a new clinical trial in India to test a combination of two anti-viral drugs – favipiravir and umifenovir – as a potential COVID-19 treatment.
Indian Stocks’ Performance This Year to Be Worst Since 2011: Reuters Poll
If the poll forecast is correct, that would leave the index down by 22.5% for this calendar year, its worst performance since 2011 and a massive downgrade from 43,560 predicted in the last Reuters …
Indian Brokers Take Long View Telling Clients to Write Off Year
India’s stock brokers are coming up with new strategies to serve clients and partners, as the nation gradually reopens for business under the cloud of pandemic-led uncertainty.
How Indian Economy depends on MSME (Small Business)
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) have become one of the most significant sectors in the Indian economy lately and for all the good reasons. Its contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic …
Indian shares rise 1% as ITC, banks gain
Indian shares rose about 1% on Tuesday, lifted by gains in conglomerate ITC and beaten-down financial stocks, and supported by buoyant Asian peers as investors cheered the reopening of some economies …