KUALA LUMPUR: Fitch Ratings has revised its 2019 growth forecast for Malaysia to 4.6%, from 4.2%, after the country reported stronger-than-expected growth in the first half. Malaysia’s central bank reported second-quarter economic growth of 4.9% last Friday, making South-East Asia’s third-largest economy the only one in the region to show some acceleration from the first […]
Read MoreThe biggest event for the shipping industry in Southeast Asia is coming to Cambodia next month. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia The 17th Asean Ports & Shipping 2019 will be held at Phnom Penh’s NagaWorld Hotel on September 10-12. In an invitation letter to stakeholders, Lou Kim Chhun, CEO of Sihanoukville […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The plant would cover an area of 300 hectares with production capacity of 1.5 million tons of ferrochrome carbon per year in phase 1, as well as one million tons of stainless steel and one million tons of non-ferrous metals per year in phase 2. China’s steel producer Mintal has proposed a project […]
Read MoreCoal-fired plants will continue to be in use despite objections by different groups on grounds of health and environmental pollution, Ministry of Electricity and Energy deputy minister U Tun Naing said. He told the Amyotha Hluttaw, the upper house of Myanmar’s national bicameral legislature, that the government intended to go ahead with the construction of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to continue offering oil and gas prospects under its Philippine Conventional Energy Contracting Program (PCECP) after it received bids for only four out of 14 pre-determined areas (PDAs) amid challenges in the country’s upstream sector. During the opening of bids yesterday, the DOE received an application […]
Read MorePeople in Asean are positive about completely automated interactions with brands, according to the Adobe Experience Index, which gauges consumer expectations. The global index, which surveyed eight global markets, looks into consumer attitudes towards technology, automation, human interaction and future innovations. These eight markets consist of India, Asean, the US, Britain, France, Germany, Japan and […]
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