Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority is working on a plan to resume international flights from Sept 15 with all passengers quarantined for 14 days upon arrival in the country, according to a post on the government’s website, which cited Dinh Viet Thang, director of the authority. The first international flights under the plan will be to […]
Read MoreIndonesia recorded the lowest inflation in two decades in August as consumer prices fell due to weakening purchasing power, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Tuesday. BPS said Indonesia’s consumer price index (CPI) declined to 1.32 percent in August. The CPI fell further below Bank Indonesia’s 2020 inflation target of 2 to 4 percent to reach the lowest level since May 2000, […]
Read MoreFour multi-purpose buildings will be constructed in Phnom Penh, Koh Kong and Kep to support China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The BRI is an ambitious programme to connect Asia with Africa and Europe via land and maritime networks along six corridors with the aim of improving regional integration, increasing trade and stimulating economic growth. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing conditions in the country deteriorated further in August as the reimposition of a strict two-week lockdown stalled factory operations. The headline IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell anew to 47.3 in August from 48.4 in July. This reading, however, was still above the record low PMI of 31.6 […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The Malaysian financial market remains resilient and continues to function efficiently despite a challenging global economic environment from the Covid-19 pandemic, said the Financial Markets Association Malaysia. The association said in the second quarter, Malaysia’s growth slowed to a pace of -17.1% year-on-year (y-o-y), in line with other regional peers following measures introduced […]
Read MoreThe Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has been stepping up engagements with the top leadership of key financial institutions on the need to maintain human resource practices that are merit-based and support workplace diversity, said Ong Ye Kung, an MAS board member, on Tuesday. Speaking in Parliament on the second day of debate on the […]
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