KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — Bursa Malaysia extended Friday’s gains to start the week higher today, lifted by persistent bargain-hunting predominantly by foreign funds, a dealer said. At 9.03am, the benchmark FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (FBM KLCI) gained 9.94 points to 1,601.66 compared with 1,591.72 at Friday’s close. The market bellwether opened 4.02 points higher […]
Read MoreAccording to Cambodia’s Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak, the trade volume between Cambodia and China reached nearly $11.2 billion in 2021. This was a 38 percent increase when compared to 2020. “The ASEAN-China Free Trade Area, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement have all paved the way for the promotion of […]
Read MoreThe Philippines will lift most Covid-19 restrictions in the capital Manila next month, President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Sunday, after a sharp drop in infections and a rising number of people vaccinated. It comes weeks after the country reopened its borders to foreign tourists for the first time in two years and as campaigning for […]
Read MoreA recent report by Batdongsan.com.vn shows that Vietnam has the highest percentage of people planning to buy a house in Southeast Asia. Up to 92% of more than 1,000 respondents said they planned to buy a house, and over half of them wanted to buy a house within the next two years, mainly those aged […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 32.73 to the US dollar on Monday, weakening from Friday’s close of 32.48. The Thai currency is expected to move between 32.60 and 32.80 during the day and between 32.00 and 32.90 during the week, Krungthai Bank forecast. Krungthai said that the baht is likely to weaken if the market enters […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 — The ringgit extended its firmer position from last Friday to open better against the US dollar, supported by higher oil prices, analysts said. At 9.04am, the local note stood at 4.1985/2030 versus the greenback compared with 4.2005/2040 yesterday. An analyst said Brent crude remained above the US$100 per barrel, trading […]
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