KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s industrial production index (IPI) for 2022 narrowed to 6.9 per cent from 7.2 per cent recorded in 2021, driven by the manufacturing index (8.2 per cent); electricity index (4.5 per cent); and mining index (2.8 per cent), according to the Statistics Department (DoSM). Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Updated, 11:35 a.m.) — Inflation unexpectedly got hotter in January as costly utilities during the month overtook expensive food items as the major driver of price growth, dashing hopes that the uptrend would reach its peak soon and would start to ease. Inflation, as measured by the consumer price index, accelerated 8.7% year-on-year in the […]
Read MoreIn order to expand the rice market and exports, a delegation of the Ministry of Commerce and the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) visited the Philippines and engaged in negotiations with Philippine officials. The Cambodian delegation was led by Kim Srey Roth, Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, Chan Sok Ty, the Royal Government […]
Read MoreThe HCM City People’s Committee has consulted with the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) on the draft of a resolution to replace the National Assembly’s Resolution 54/2017/Wh14 on policies to create momentum for the city development. There are many new items in the latest draft version compared with the draft submitted to the government […]
Read MoreThe Tourism and Sports Ministry is rushing to investigate a case involving a Chinese tourist who was assaulted by a travel agent in Phuket after the case went viral, but the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is still hoping to secure 7-8 million tourists from China this year as the first batch of tour groups touched down […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s economic growth picked up last year, spurred by the removal of pandemic-related restrictions and a global commodity boom that lifted exports to a record high, even as growth slowed in the final quarter, according to official data. South-East Asia’s largest economy expanded 5.31% in 2022, Statistics Indonesia data showed, its best annual growth […]
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