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Ukraine's key IT sector booming despite Russian invasion

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France Presse
Posted at May 17 08:38 PM

It has made more than $2 billion since the start of the war and has become the country's leading exporter. Read more »

China's April exports slump to lowest in two years as virus bites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 06:06 PM

China's export growth slumped in April to its lowest level in almost two years, customs data showed Monday, as a Covid resurgence shuttered factories. Read more »

Asian countries accumulate weapons as China tensions grow

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 14 12:53 PM

Some Asian and Oceanian nations are ramping up weapons purchases as they become increasingly wary of China's growing regional ambition, a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute showed Monday. Read more »

Asian markets mixed, amid Ukraine-Russia crisis

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 05:01 AM

Asian markets were mixed, as investors assessed the impact of a worsening conflict in Ukraine and new disruptions to Russian oil exports. Read more »

Ukrainian Railways ready to transport grain exports

Reuters
Posted at Mar 07 12:00 AM

A major global agricultural producer and exporter, Ukraine has historically exported its grain, vegetable oils and other food products by ship. Read more »

Bolivian president announces major natural-gas find

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 06 02:01 PM

Bolivian President Luis Arce has announced the discovery of major new reserves of natural gas that officials said could eventually bring in $260 million a year. Read more »

Pacquiao: PH should be a fish exporter, not importer

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 05:23 PM

PROMDI presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao said the Philippines should be a fish exporter, not importer. Read more »

Indonesia relaxes export ban to allow 37 coal vessels to depart

Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina, Reuters
Posted at Jan 13 01:12 PM

The 37 vessels included 14 ships whose clearance was announced earlier in the week, but it was not immediately known how much coal the vessels carried. Read more »

PH external trade up 24 pct in Nov, deficit also up 119.5 pct

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 11 02:27 PM

The Philippines’ external trade grew in November last year, but the trade deficit grew at an even faster pace, the state statistics bureau said on Tuesday. Read more »

Japanese gin exports hit record high in 2021

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jan 09 01:08 PM

Gin produced in Japan has gained popularity overseas in recent years, with exports of the alcoholic beverage hitting an all-time high in 2021. Read more »

India to export 8 million COVID-19 jabs in October

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 25 05:39 PM

India halted exports in May after a devastating coronavirus wave lifted its vaccine export ban this week with new infections and deaths slowing down. Read more »

Philippine trade deficit widens to $3.29 billion in July

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 09 01:19 PM

The Philippines external trade in goods grew by almost a fifth in July, but the trade deficit also widened by more than half. Read more »

Two atypical cases of mad cow disease detected in Brazil

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 08:22 AM

Two atypical cases of mad cow disease have been detected in Brazil, resulting in suspension of its exports of beef to China, the Agriculture Ministry said Saturday. Read more »

PH inks deal with US on pineapple, mango exports

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 02:46 PM

The Agriculture Department has reached a deal with the US that will pave the way for more exports of the Philippines' pineapples and mangoes. Read more »

Standard adobo, sinigang, sisig? DTI says aiming for international promotion

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 05:20 PM

The government seeks to standardize adobo, sinigang, sisig, and other traditional Filipino dishes so these could easily be promoted abroad, the Department of Trade and Industry said on Monday. Read more »

Japan exports jump most in 41 years, machine orders rise

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 12:59 PM

Japan's exports rose at the fastest pace since 1980 in May and a key gauge of capital spending grew, helping the world's third largest economy offset sluggish domestic demand as COVID-19 vaccinations boost business activity in key markets.   Read more »

Virus outbreaks at Thai factories threaten export sector, recovery

Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng, Reuters
Posted at Jun 15 08:36 AM

A series of coronavirus outbreaks in Thai factories is raising concerns that the export sector could be hit hard, threatening to further undermine an economy as it struggles to recover from the pandemic's crippling blow to the crucial tourism industry. Read more »

Philippines' April exports, imports rise at fastest pace in over a decade

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 09 12:18 PM

Philippine merchandise imports grew a hefty 140.9 percent in April from a year earlier, while exports jumped 72.1 percent, both rising at their fastest pace in more than a decade, government data showed on Wednesday. Read more »

PH manufacturing poised for growth this year: industry watchers

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 27 06:05 PM

The outlook for the Philippine manufacturing sector is looking bright this year, according to officials from both private and public sector groups.   Read more »

Vaccine giant tweets Biden to end US raw materials 'embargo'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 18 09:10 AM

The head of the world's largest vaccine maker directly tweeted US President Joe Biden on Friday urging him to lift an export ban on raw materials desperately needed to make more coronavirus shots.   Read more »