Malaysia: Malaysia, Indonesia aim to double trade value Tue, August 2, 2016 – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Bin Haji Tun Abdul Razak has said he wants to double trade with Indonesia to US$30 billion in the coming years. Last year, trade between the two countries was valued at $16.6 billion. As of April this year, […]
Read MoreVietnam: Growth of mining industry drops Monday, 8 August 2016 – The local mining industry saw a decline in production growth in the first seven months of this year, which is likely to extend to the end of the year, said the General Statistics Office (GSO). Ph?m ?ình Thúy of the GSO’s Industrial Statistics Department […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Govt aims to position M’sia as sales and marketing hub for M & E Monday, 1 August 2016 – The Government aims to turn Malaysia into a sales and marketing hub for machinery and equipment (M & E), as well as a technology refurbishment centre for machine tools and packaging machineries, said Malaysian Investment […]
Read MoreVietnam: Trading value hits six-month low Monday, 8 August 2016 – Vietnamese shares were mixed yesterday while investor confidence in the market prospects remained low, pulling market trading to its lowest level since mid-February. The benchmark VN Index on the HCM Stock Exchange was volatile before rebounding 0.3 per cent from a month’s low hit […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Malaysia Packaging falls after below market takeover price Monday, 1 August 2016 – Shares of Malaysia Packaging Industry Bhd (Maypak) fell to a low of 39 sen on Monday after investors sold on news of an impending takeover at 16.6 sen a share. At 11.30am, Maypak was down six sen to 39 sen. There […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Ringgit firmer against US dollar early Monday Monday, 1 August 2016 – The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Monday on mild buying interest, dealers said. At 9.02 am, the local unit was quoted at 4.0320/0380 to the US dollar from 4.0670/0740 last Friday. A dealer said demand was driven by favourable […]
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