Indonesia on Wednesday sent 5,600 tons of shallots to Thailand, the first shipment in a total of 9,000 tons of shallots to be exported to the country this year. “In the past, we imported shallots from Thailand, but now we export the commodity to the country,” said Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman when releasing the […]
Read MorePrime Minister Hun Sen yesterday extended the fare-free period for the capital’s water taxi system until the end of the year as a way of expressing his gratitude for the results of Sunday’s election. Rides in the western rail line and the airport shuttle service will also be free until January 2019, as recently announced […]
Read More(People’s Daily/KPL) The 2018 Liupanshui Belt and Road & ASEAN Media Tour closed on July 29, after a conference at the Zhongshan Economic Development Zone. The tour has seen a group of over 100 ASEAN and international journalists, students and experts travel Guizhou over the course of a week, to see how the local government […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – High economic growth and improved business environment has helped Vietnam become the most attractive destination of Japanese investors in ASEAN. According to Keiichi Kadowaki, chairman of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN (FJCCIA), nearly 1,800 Japanese firms invested in Vietnam in the first half of the year, the highest among ASEAN […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will likely hike its policy rate again, this time by 50 basis points (bps) instead of the traditional 25 bps adjustment to contain rising inflation and lend some strength to the local currency, analysts from Japanese bank Nomura said. Central bank Governor Nestor Espenilla last month signaled […]
Read MoreBank Indonesia has replaced the overnight Jakarta Interbank Offered Rate (JIBOR) with the new, market-based Indonesia Overnight Index Average (IndONIA), it announced on Wednesday during a press conference in Jakarta.. BI financial market development director Yoga Affandi explained that the JIBOR was based on the average loan rate quotations that 24 contributing banks sent in the morning and […]
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