Inflation slowed for three consecutive months, easing from 5.9% in October to 5.5% in November, on prices of fresh food and ingredients as supply increased, according to the Commerce Ministry. Poonpong Naiyanapakorn, director-general of the ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said the consumer price index stood at 107.92 in November, compared with 102.25 a […]
Read MoreA delegation of investors and businesspeople from the United States on Monday met the commerce minister and expressed their desire to invest in Cambodia’s agriculture sector to export agricultural products to the US market and the rest of the world, said a release by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC). The delegation expressed their intention during […]
Read MoreHANOI: Consumption, one of the key drivers of Vietnam’s growth in 2022, is showing signs of deceleration in some sectors. But overall, the General Statistics Office’s (GSO) data showed Vietnam’s total retail sales of goods and services in November increased 17.5% year-on-year (y-o-y) to an estimated 514.2 trillion Vietnamese dong (RM92bil) after a 17.1% growth […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — A labour shortage, as well as rising raw material costs and interest rates amid the weaker ringgit have continued to weigh on the local construction sector despite the economy rebounding post-pandemic. Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) Malaysia chief executive Datuk Ahmad Asri Abdul Hamid said the series of overnight policy […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S unemployment dipped across the board in October, remaining at around pre-Covid levels, according to the Ministry of Manpower’s (MOM) report on Wednesday (Dec 7). The monthly unemployment situation data showed that overall unemployment rate slid to 2 per cent in October; resident unemployment, to 2.8 per cent and citizen unemployment rate, to 3 per […]
Read MoreThai electric power distribution company BCPG Public will begin the construction of ASEAN’s largest wind farm in Laos at an estimated cost of development of USD 1.5 billion. Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Mr. Sathabandith Insysiengmay, and BCPG President, Mr. Niwat Adirek, as well as other officials, signed the concession agreement of the Monsoon […]
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