KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian property market is set to gradually improve in the years ahead through to 2020, said the Malaysian Institute of Estate Agents (MIEA) here today. President Eric Lim Chin Heng said the property market might have bottomed out last year with transaction volumes hitting the lowest point since 2012 at 311,824. In […]
Read MoreTHE DESIGNATED Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) is collaborating with eight institutes to develop eco-tourism for the benefit of 32 communities in the three southernmost provinces, DASTA director-general Nalikatibhag Sangsnit said. The environmentally friendly tourism initiatives in Yala, Pattani and Narathiwat are also aimed at boosting the number of visitors from across the Malaysian […]
Read MoreThe GFMS Gold Survey 2018 has listed Indonesia, with gold production of 154.3 tons in 2017, among the top 10 gold-producing countries in the world. The survey shows that China, the world’s number-one gold producer, has retained its crown with gold production of 426.1 tons. However, this was a 6 percent decrease from the previous year, as […]
Read More[MANILA] Philippine economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter and fell well short of expectations as a result of policy decisions that included the shutdown of holiday island Boracay, officials said Thursday. The six per cent expansion in April-June was the weakest in three years and ended a run of 10 consecutive quarters in which the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam has officially implemented the National Single Window (NSW) and the ASEAN Single Window (ASW), which shows that Vietnam’s customs has taken the initiative in approaching modern technology to create a favorable business climate as well as modernize its management. It is scheduled that in early November this year the Vietnamese Ministry of […]
Read MoreThe passage of a restrictive cybersecurity law by Vietnam’s National Assembly is a giant step back—one that comes at the expense of Vietnam’s small and medium-sized businesses. As U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam from 2011 to 2014, I would console myself when faced with a diplomatic setback that Vietnam has always achieved progress by taking two […]
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