In the first four months of this year, the national index of industrial production (IIP) increased 5.1 per cent year-on-year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported. That metric was far below the growth recorded in the same period in 2016 but higher than the increase of 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s private sector economy gathered further momentum at the start of the second quarter, according to a survey released on Thursday (May 4). The headline Nikkei Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 52.6 in April from 52.2 in March, the highest reading since November 2016. Both output and new orders rose at […]
Read MoreDIGITAL economy will be a key priority for Asean next year as Singapore takes over chairmanship of the regional bloc, the city-state’s Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade), Lim Hng Kiang, said on Thursday. Singapore will also focus on trade internationalisation measures such as introducing a region-wide certification regime, even as Mr Lim urged economies […]
Read MoreThe country’s total coal export volume in the year’s first four months posted a seven times surge compared with the same period last year to reach 504,663 tonnes. The General Department of Customs said Vietnam earned US$79.4 million from coal exports in the January-April period or a 13 times increase in comparison with the corresponding […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government will establish more short sea shipping routes by roll on roll off (ro-ro) ships in ASEAN. Having successfully launched a shipping route between Davao (Philippines) and Bitung (North Sulawesi) on Sunday, the government will cooperate with Malaysia. “After this, we will open a ro-ro shipping route between Dumai [Riau Islands] […]
Read MoreThai shippers have raised their export growth forecast to 2.5-3.5% this year from an earlier 2-3% after the country’s export performance fared better than expected in the first quarter. Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers’ Council, said exports are likely to continue their growth in the second quarter, as traders have been building […]
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