Vietnam posted total export revenue of US$82.94 billion in the first four months of this year, up 4.7% over the same period in 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced on May 4.

THE Japanese government will launch a subsidy programme to encourage domestic manufacturers to transfer their overseas production bases to Asean countries.

It is unclear what the tourism industry would look like after COVID-19 : travellers will re-venture cautiously with the concept of social distancing in mind.

Indonesia's economy grew at its weakest pace since 2001 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus pandemic halted business activity in Southeast Asia's largest economy and fuelled expectations of a looming recession.

Japan will launch a subsidy programme to encourage domestic manufacturers to transfer their overseas production bases to Southeast Asia, as the coronavirus pandemic has greatly disrupted their supply chains heavily dependent on China.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his administration crafted retaliatory measures over the outbreak.

As global supply chains for Halal products have been disrupted by the pandemic, Vietnamese companies have been urged to further tap the halal market which has export value of US$34 billion a year, experts said at an online seminar on Tuesday (Apr 28).

The wood industry needs a fundamental change in export product lines and markets after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, a top wood official has said.

Experts have said that once the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic ends, higher market demand would support many sectors in quickly resuming their business.

The initial instinctive reaction to the COVID-19 crisis by most countries was to look inwards and act alone. As a result, borders have closed, supply chains have been disrupted, and regional economic activity has fallen.