BANGKOK, Aug 22 (TNA) - The Finance Ministry will propose tax increase on sugary beverage tax to the Cabinet for approval, said Somchai Poolsavasdi, Director General of the Excise Department.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will continue to support multilateralism despite the prevalent anti-globalisation rhetoric in some parts of the world, said International Trade and Indust

By Shakir Husain

NEW DELHI, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- McDonald's has closed its 169 restaurants in north and east India in a franchise dispute.

BANGKOK, August 22 (TNA) - The Bank of Thailand (BOT) reports that the national economy grew higher than an earlier projection and is likely to keep expanding in the coming months.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia needs to strive further to achieve the US$160 billion target set for bilateral trade with China this year, says Malaysia-China Chamber of Commerce Presid

Hanoi, August 22 (VNA) – Vietnam’s trade deficit with Thailand stood at nearly 3 billion USD in the first seven months, up nearly 25 percent over the past year, as it imported more than 5.6 billion

Hanoi, August 22 (VNA) – Australia has decided to impose anti-dumping duties on zinc-coated steel imports from Vietnam, India and Malaysia, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia.

Hanoi, August 22 (VNA) – A memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in geographical indication (GI) protection was signed between the National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam (NO

HCM City, August 22 (VNA) – Working groups and sub-committees of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) will continue discussions on issues of their charge in Ho Chi Minh City on August 21 as

Doha, August 21 (QNA) - Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) signed on Monday two contracts with Voltamp Oman to supply transformers for the electric distribution grid in the