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Not only the national team but clubs will also benefit from the postponement of AFF Cup. Domestic leagues have been suspended due to the new outbreak of Covid-19 and they can rearrange their schedule more comfortably when there’s no AFF Cup at the end of this year. All domestic competitions will have better chance to reach the finish line in 2020. … [Read more...] about AFF Cup delay gives Vietnam advantage of time

Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thúy, deputy director of the industrial development centre under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, made the statement during the webinar themed 'Global Value Chains in the Time of COVID-19: The Experience of Ethiopia and Việt Nam', hosted last week by the World Bank Chief Economist Offices of the Africa and East Asia & Pacific Regions and the Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Global Practice. … [Read more...] about Textile and electronics hardest hit in pandemic: official

The ONCB official explained that Myanmar had always been a transit route where drugs are then transported to southern Thailand, and then shipped by sea to third countries such as Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Japan and Australia./. … [Read more...] about Thailand arrests 1,374 suspects in three-month drug crackdown

Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Cambodian government has decided to extend tax breaks for another two months for tourism-dependent businesses to overcome difficulties during the COVID-19 crisis, the Ministry of Tourism said on August 3. The exemption, which takes effect in August and September, is granted to hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and tour companies in capital Phnom Penh and in Siem Reap, Sihanouk, Kep and Kampot provinces, as well as in Bavet and Poipet cities, according to the ministry. It added that the government will continue transferring 40 USD per month for staff and workers in the tourism sector for another two months. Tourism Minister Thong Khon said over 3,000 tourism-related businesses in Cambodia have been closed due to COVID-19, leaving more than 50,000 workers unemployed. Last weekend, the government announced that it will continue supporting unemployed workers in the garment-textile sector for another two months. Each will receive 40 USD per month from … [Read more...] about Cambodia extends tax breaks for tourism-dependent businesses

Bangkok (VNA) – The number of foreign tourists to Thailand will dramatically shrink to 7 million from the record figure of 39.8 million in 2019 if the Southeast Asian country remains closed in the last quarter of this year, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). TAT deputy governor for tourism products and services Thapanee Kiatphaibool said while domestic tourism has started to rebound, most businesses are still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the first six months of this year, the number of foreign tourists stood at 6.69 million, a year-on-year decline of  66 percent. The industry, however, has been helped by Thai tourists, who numbered 54.5 million over the same period, she said. This year's tourism revenue has been forecast by the TAT at 1.23 trillion baht (39.38 billion USD) against 1.93 trillion baht in 2019. The number of foreign tourists will likely stand at just 7 million, lower than the TAT's target of 9 million./. … [Read more...] about Thailand seeks to draw foreign tourists