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The 14th meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Halal Food (AWGHF) is taking place at the Al Meroz Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 10 to 12. (Source: thainews.prd.go.th) Bangkok (NNT/VNA) - The 14th meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Halal Food (AWGHF) is taking place at the Al Meroz Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, from July 10 to 12. Dr. Somchuan Ratanamangklanon, Deputy Director General of the Department of Livestock Development of Thailand, chaired the 14th AWGHF which was attended by representatives of the Halal Accredited Authority from 10 ASEAN member countries including Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam who met to discuss the General Guidelines on Halal Food and the ASEAN Halal Food Website. The 14th AWGHF meeting also drew attention to the Thailand Halal Livestock 2018 which is a presentation of the Department of Livestock Development in collaboration with the National Bureau of Agricultural … [Read more...] about ASEAN working group on Halal food meeting held in Thailand

Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodia and China will hold the first official consultation on the feasibility of a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) on December 3 in Beijing, revealed the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh. Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, confirmed the beginning of negotiations to Khmer Times. He pointed out that the only free trade agreement in place with China is at the multilateral level. The existing ASEAN-China FTA, however, is not enough to meet the trade potential between the countries, he said. Sopheak said that the Cambodia-China FTA is not unusual because this kind of agreement exists between countries such as Indonesia and Japan, the Philippines and Japan and Singapore and Japan. The deal will give more opportunities and market access between the two countries and beyond what exists in the ASEAN-China FTA, Sopheak said. Trade between Cambodia and China reached 7.4 billion USD in 2018. Cambodia exported 1.3 billion USD worth of … [Read more...] about Cambodia, China to discuss feasibility of bilateral FTA

Demonstrated Development Plans to become a Global Integrated Resorts OperatorMACAU, CHINA - Media OutReach - 15 November 2019 - Suncity Group has long been committed to providing high-end VIP services, and through Suncity Group Holdings Limited (1383.HK), it has been actively expanding its global hotel and integrated resort management business as a core development. In order to let the public to better understand the development status of the Group's integrated resorts, Suncity Group participated in the "MGS Entertainment Show 2019" held between November 12-14 in Cotai Expo in The Venetian Macao, during which the Group showcased its first integrated resort project HOIANA.Suncity Group Participated in MGS Entertainment Show 2019HOIANAHoiana ShoresModel of HOIANA HOIANA, a joint venture between VMS Investment Group, VinaCapital and Suncity Group Holdings Limited (1383.HK), is expected to open in the first quarter of 2020. Located in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, the project … [Read more...] about Suncity Group Participated in MGS Entertainment Show 2019

The head of the 2019 Ship for the Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP) offered its 328 young delegates and a local audience an improvised piano performance in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday as a warm-hearted farewell to Vietnam before the group continues their journey aboard the ship, the Nippon Maru. Yamamoto Shigeki, the general manager of SSEAYP 2019, performed on the wharf in Tan Cang Hiep Phuoc Port, Nha Be District, accompanied by a Vietnamese choir. The performance was a highlight of the group’s farewell bid to Vietnam following SSEAYP 2019’s four-day stop in Ho Chi Minh City. SSEAYP ambassadors and their host families bid tearful goodbyes at the program’s farewell ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on November 13, 2019. Photo: Vu Thuy / Tuoi Tre SSEAYP is a cooperative program sponsored annually by the governments of Japan and the ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1974 as a means of fostering … [Read more...] about SSEAYP 2019 leader plays piano to bid Ho Chi Minh City farewell