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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) awards 15 enterprises for their achievements in creating a safe, healthy, inclusive and supportive work environment at the Fourth ASEAN – Occupational Safety and Health Network ( ASEAN -OSHNET) Awards ceremony. (Photo: ASEAN Secretariat) Jakarta (VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has awarded 15 enterprises for their achievements in creating a safe, healthy, inclusive and supportive work environment at the Fourth ASEAN – Occupational Safety and Health Network ( ASEAN-OSHNET ) Awards ceremony. In his remarks, Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi congratulated the awardees for their commitments to the promotion of workers’ resilience by adopting high standards of safety and health in the workplace, which is critical to sustaining ASEAN’s post-pandemic recovery. The ASEAN-OSHNET Excellence Awards were presented to seven enterprises which performed good Occupational Safety and Health … [Read more...] about ASEAN honours enterprises with high safety, health standards at workplace

At a supermarket in Indonesia (Source: AFP/VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia's inflation rate in September soared to its highest since October 2015 due to higher transport costs following a fuel price hike , according to Statistics Indonesia. In September, the headline annual inflation rate rose to 5.95%, up from 4.69% in August. The annual core inflation rate, which excludes government-controlled prices and volatile food prices, reached 3.21%, compared with 3.04% in August and 3.6% forecast by analysts. The September inflation was mostly affected by the rise in fuel prices and inflation in the transport sector, said Margo Yuwono, head of Statistics Indonesia . He warned that it could heat up further in October as a number of regions have not yet increased their transportation fares./. VNA … [Read more...] about Indonesia’s inflation rate climbs to 7-year high

Photo: Workshop discusses impacts of COP26 on energy transition towards green growth. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) - Building an appropriate and sustainable energy transition and development strategy following the country's conditions is Vietnam's most important green growth task, said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An. Vietnam will develop gas-fired power plants using imported LNG at an appropriate scale; promote the development of renewable energy sources at reasonable prices in association with ensuring electricity system’s operation safety. This information was given at a conference on the impact of COP26 on the energy transition towards green growth, held by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) on August 17 in Hanoi. Minimising coal thermal power A representative of the MoIT said that Vietnam had experienced more than 20 consecutive years with an annual economic growth rate of 5.9-7%, including the world economic downturn period … [Read more...] about Vietnam speeds up energy transition towards green growth

Thai rice (Photo: AFP/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The new director-general of the Thai Ministry of Commerce’s Department of Foreign Trade , Ronnarong Phoolpipat , said on October 3 that he will give priority to promoting cross-border trade and government-to-government (G2G) rice deals with China to serve economic recovery post COVID-19. He stressed that the agency’s most important agenda is to boost cross-border trade , as its value rose to 1.15 trillion baht (30.4 billion USD) in the first eight months of 2022, up 3.18% year-on-year. Of the total, cross-border export rose slightly at 0.11% to 682.84 billion baht, while imports increased by 7.98% to 471.02 billion baht. According to him, weakened baht and recovering Myanmar and Laos economies were the main factors boosting cross-border trade this year. The rising demand for energy alone has expanded Thailand’s exports to Myanmar and Laos by 100% and 115% year-on-year, respectively. The department will also focus on G2G … [Read more...] about Thailand boosts cross-border trade, G2G rice deals

JAKARTA -- It was the closing stages of the match, a soccer derby in Indonesia's East Java province, and 29-year-old spectator Ahmad Nizar Habibi said he had a gut feeling things were about to turn ugly. "I wanted to leave, but suddenly I heard explosions," he said, describing rounds of tear gas fired as Saturday's night-time match ended and fans invaded the field, angered by the home team's loss. "We couldn't see. Fans were screaming and we couldn't breathe," said Habibi. The chaos that erupted in the soccer-mad Southeast Asian country left 125 dead and more than 400 injured, plunging a sleepy town on the main island of Java into shock and mourning. The local health department put the death toll at 131. The victims were mostly fans of the local Arema FC team in Malang. Comments from spectators, police and experts who spoke to Reuters , as well as video footage, indicate that the disaster was caused by a confluence of factors – a crowd beyond the capacity of the stadium, … [Read more...] about Tear gas, locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say

A map showing the route of the planned HCM City - Moc Bai Expressway, which is expected to facilitate economic growth in the southern region. (Photo: courtesy of the Ministry of Transport) HCM City (VNS/VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City is speeding up procedures to start the construction of key traffic works at gateways by the end of the year, according to the municipal Department of Transport. According to Tran Quang Lam, director of the department, the projects include An Phu Intersection and Tran Quoc Hoan Street connecting Cong Hoa Street to Tan Son Nhat Airport’s T3 Terminal. The National Highway 50 is also set to be expanded. Recent road works in HCM City have very quickly created the impetus for other projects to be carried out. Thu Thiem Bridge 2, spanning Sai Gon River connecting District 1 and the Thu Thiem new urban area in Thu Duc city, is a highlight project, with its unique design becoming an architectural symbol of the city. The bridge and the Bach Dang Wharf Park … [Read more...] about HCM City to build a series of new traffic projects