The capital city of Hanoi will carry out various measures to reach the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) growth target of 6.5-7%, and keep the inflation rate under 4% for the whole year 2024.

In the second half of this year, Hanoi will roll out various measures in a bid to boost its economic growth, contributing to fulfilling yearly targets.

A series of solutions for socio-economic development in the remaining months of 2024 were put forth by the Standing Committee of the Phu Tho provincial Party Committee at a recent meeting, aiming to achieve the targets set for the year.

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.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has urged four provinces of Bac Kan, Lang Son, Quang Ninh, and Hoa Binh to implement rigorous measures against African swine fever.

A raft of measures to deal with illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is included in the Government’s freshly issued action programme as the country is striving to clamp down on illegal fishing, or else it will be hit by the European Commission (EC)’s warning card.

To accelerate growth, stronger measures are required to address domestic structural fragilities, such as heavy reliance on FDI-led manufacturing exports, weak linkages between manufacturing export industries and the rest of the economy, an overreliance on bank credit, and complex regulatory barriers to business.

The three-day 13th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous saw its main event kick off in the central province of Quang Binh on February 27, attracting participants from more than 40 countries and territories worldwide.

The authorities of Vientiane capital has urged the private sector to cooperate in implementing urgent measures to address economic and financial difficulties relating to inflation, rising exchange rates and foreign debt.

The ASEAN Finance and Health Ministerial Meeting (AFHMM) took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on August 24, aiming to discuss effective measures to deal with future pandemics.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an official dispatch on enhancing the implementation of tasks and measures to promote rice production and export.

Authorities in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have stepped up measures for preventing forest fires during the ongoing peak dry season when the threat is high.

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered the Transport Ministry to proceed with a five-point plan to tackle the soaring prices of air tickets in the short and long term.

The Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) climbed to 93.9 in January, up from 92.6 from the previous month, the highest ever in 43 months, driven by increased domestic consumption and a robust rebound in tourism, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Indonesia’s law enforcement agency will step up the implementation of measures to prevent speculation in cooking oil products in the context of inflation, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Panjaitan said on February 9.

Inflation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is expected to moderate faster than that in the developed economies, ANZ Bank chief economist Sanjay Mathur has said.

Heavy downpours and floods in the central region in the past few days claimed the lives of five people as of 5pm on December 6.

Thailand's Ministry of Finance is preparing to roll out new measures to encourage spending in a bid to maintain the country’s economic recovery, said Pornchai Thiraveja, Director-General of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).

In the context of inflation being at its highest level in almost a decade, the Singaporean government has devised a multi-pronged strategy to minimise inflationary pressures on businesses and consumers.

The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is drastically implementing measures to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing on December 31 at the latest as requested by the Prime Minister.