French energy group Total said a move by lawmakers to exclude palm oil from raw materials approved for use in biofuel would put at risk its La Mede fa…
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China to establish rubber based FTZ in Sri Lanka
The matter was discussed between the Vice Governor of China’s Hainan province, Shen Danyang and Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake in…
Japanese firms pick Vietnam as Asia’s top investment spot, with India a distant second
Japanese firms operating in Asia see Vietnam as the most attractive investment destination in the region, thanks to the country’s high economic growth…
Commodity Market Report – 7 Jan 2019
Gold prices reached 1298 /oz on last Friday and retreated. The trend will begin to consolidate for a while due to profit taking and fund will flight t…
Weekly RUBBER Report – 7 Jan 2019
Market Forecast: Rubber commodity traded aggressively higher after market opened in January. SICOM Rubber hit 7-month high while TOCOM Rubber breaches…
Vietnam longs for joining top 15 most advanced countries in agriculture
Vietnam should aim to become the world’s leading wood processing and exporting country, and a major shrimp exporter in the world market, Phuc said at …
Hiking up the benefits of tourism
Ever since trekking first started in Nepal 60 years ago, social entrepreneurs have tried various ways to maximise the benefits of tourism to local com…
Myanmar is set to embrace Xi’s Belt and Road Initiative
After years of interrupted progression with Chinese-backed projects the Myanmar government has agreed to speed up progress. This signals that relation…
India Opens Gate to Bring ASEAN Closer Through Myanmar
The newly-inaugurated integrated check-post (ICP) is an important part of the 1,360-kilometre-long India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway, which ha…
China to launch rubber, cotton and corn options on Jan 28
China will launch options for rubber, cotton and corn on Jan. 28, the country’s securities regulator said at a press briefing on Friday, adding to the…