The Hospitality Industry in 2030 One of the industries that experience the extreme bad weather of Covid-19 is the hospitality industry with tens of thousands of employees being sent home for good. Mor…
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Indian households shun downmarket palm oil, cutting demand in lockdown
Palm oil demand in India, the world’s top edible oil importer, is set to plunge this year as coronavirus lockdowns slash food service sector demand and households opt for alternatives at the supermark…
Building creative economic opportunities for Sri Lanka
There is no single definition for the creative economy. It is a concept evolving based on the interaction between human creativity, ideas, intellectual property, knowledge and technology. Essentially …
TM, Huawei to expand cloud computing in Malaysia
MALAYSIA’S digital economy is set to soar to new heights following Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) and Huawei Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd’s (Huawei Malaysia) joint effort to expand cloud computing services in …
Laos and Myanmar Unveil Domestic Tourism Strategy
The message that came out of the 7th MeTAG webinar, organised by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office (MTCO) in Bangkok last week, was clear – domestic tourism is going to play a very importan…
Agriculture sector could become a source of inclusive growth
The agriculture sector could become a source of inclusive growth when millions are expected to be rendered jobless in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to experts. Addressing a virtual e…
Green economic recovery from corona pandemic
The ongoing economic recession due to coronavirus pandemic has created opportunities for countries to replace the standard growth path with the green growth. There is a renewed effort in many develope…
Cambodia: Rubber exports stretch 17%
Cambodia exported 97,175 tonnes of natural rubber in the first five months of this year, surging 17 per cent compared to the same period last year as the Covid-19 pandemic stretches on, Ministry of Ag…
Nepal: Tourism infrastructure development continues
Although the country is in a lockdown, infrastructure development activities under the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) have continued. Organising a press meet today, Tourism M…
Malaysia worries new EU food rules could hurt palm oil exports
Malaysia’s massive palm oil industry has warned that the European Union’s (EU) recent proposal to make its food industry more sustainable could eventually lead to stricter regulations for imports of t…