Customs modernization act gets PH Senate nod on 3rd reading

The Philippine Senate has approved on third and final reading the Customs…

PH Customs moves to clear all ports of overstaying boxes by end-Mar

Philippine Customs commissioner Alberto Lina directed all customs officials to get rid…

Truck ban exemption for TABS users eyed starting Feb 15

The full implementation of the Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) may take…

Port of Subic container volume up 59% in 2015

Container throughput at the Port of Subic in northern Philippines jumped 59%…

PH manufacturing sector expands in Nov amid robust local consumption

After posting a slight decline in October, the manufacturing sector accelerated in…

China launches Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a China-initiated multilateral bank seen as…

FDIs in Vietnam soar to $22.8B in 2015

Foreign investments and foreign-added capital in Vietnam both posted increases in 2015,…

Thai gov’t unwraps strategy to sharpen SMEs’ competitiveness in ASEAN market

The Thai government is developing measures and incentives to persuade small and…

BOC DepComm Uvero detailed to DOF

Philippine Customs deputy commissioner for Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group (AOCG) Atty…

Team drafting Singapore’s new economic master plan forms 5 sub-groups

The newly formed group that has been tasked by the Singaporean government…