Thailand’s Industry Minister Pimphattra Wichaikul said on June 23 that factories and relevant agencies have prepared measured to cope with flooding caused by the El Nina phenomenon.

Vietnam is again in the spotlight after Apple’s move to shift production activities to this Southeast Asian country, according to TRT World page of Turkish Radio and Television Corporation.

An official of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce has revealed that China may prioritise fulfilling Cambodia’s immediate demand for raw materials to enable local factories to continue operating, Khmer Times reported.

A new circular issued by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has postponed the opening of modern slaughterhouses and delayed the closing of old facilities.

Hanoi authorities have planned to move polluting facilities from the inner city, however, the process has been delayed, with many companies reluctant to give up their land to authorities and relocate.

Malaysia is facing a shortage of manpower, two months after implementing a Government decision to suspend the recruitment of foreign workers.

The Tan A Dai Thanh Group has established a new subsidiary, Stroman Vietnam Plastic Corporation, in a move to participate in the domestic plastic tube production market.

The Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises in Vietnam and Samsung Vietnam organised a workshop on Vietnamese products and supply chain management from factories to supermarkets on July 31.