Asia

Vietnam's Rice Export Prices Climb To Over 1-Year High On Strong Demand

Vietnam's rice export prices surged to a more than one-year high this week on strong demand from the Philippines and Malaysia, while rates for the Indian v...

PTT Retail Unit Plans To Bid For Tesco's Asia Business: Sources

The retail unit of Thailand's biggest energy company PTT plans to bid for Tesco Plc's Asia businesses, competing with other Thai corporate heavyw...

Asia Rice-Thai Rice Export Prices Rise As Drought Triggers Future Supply Concerns

Thailand's rice export prices rose this week on concerns that a drought hitting the country may harm future supplies of the crop, while the festive season...

Tesco Considers Thailand, Malaysia Exit

Britain's biggest retailer, Tesco , has signalled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by starting a review of its remaining Asian busine...

Germany Ups Anti-Swine Fever Measures After Case Close To Border

Germany said on Friday it was stepping up measures to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) after a case was discovered in a wild boar in Poland...

Carlsberg Names New SVP Of Asian Division

Carlsberg has announced the appointment of Søren Brinck as the new senior vice-president of its Asian division, effective 1 January 2020. Brinck...

Asia-Wide Trade Pact On Course Despite India, Thailand Says

Asian countries held conclusive talks on what could be the world's biggest trade pact and there will be an announcement of success at a summit in Bangkok,...

L’Oréal Boosted By Asia Pacific Sales In Third Quarter

Robust demand across Asia and especially in mainland China lifted sales at cosmetics maker L'Oréal in the third quarter, countering fears of a slowd...