BRUNEI Darussalam’s total trade in February 2019 increased by 6.8 per cent to BND1,038.9 million, compared to February 2018, said the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Ministry of Finance and Economy (MoFE), in a statement released yesterday. According to the JPKE, total exports increased year-on-year (y-o-y), by 8.1 per cent to BND701.9 million. The […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) expanded at a faster pace of 3.1% in March, exceeding a Bloomberg survey of a 2.3%, according to the Statistics Department. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on Friday the increase in was supported by the growth in the index of electricity (4.8%) and manufacturing […]
Read MoreAt the second Belt and Road forum held in Beijing in April, State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi acknowledged that infrastructure development under China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is important to facilitate trade, create jobs and enhance connectivity. However, local analysts say Myanmar should avoid accepting loans from China, which typically come with […]
Read MoreThe Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT) is calling for the Land Transport Department to revise related laws to enable new registration of three-wheelers, mainly emphasising electrified tuk-tuks. There are two types of registration for three-wheelers, aka tuk-tuks: personal use and public transport. Yossapong Laoonual, president of the EVAT, said the registration process for tuk-tuks is […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – It`s unfair that foreign giants firms earning a huge amount of money from advertising without paying taxes. Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has said that the ministry would soon force foreign firms like Facebook, Google, which earn big in Vietnam by providing advertising, to pay taxes, VnExpress reported. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s manufacturing sales grew by 5.7% in March 2019 to RM72.4bil compared with RM68.5bil a year ago while the number of workers and the salaries and wages paid also increased, the Statistics Department said. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said on Friday that on month-on-month growth, sales value rose by 10.1% (RM6.6bil) while on a seasonally adjusted […]
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