KUALA LUMPUR: The signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement will be the central outcome of the 37th Asean Summit and Related Meetings, to be held virtually from Nov 9-15. The Asean Summit will be hosted by Vietnam who is the Asean chair for 2020. The RCEP agreement would make this grouping the […]
Read MoreTHE manufacturing sector in Singapore has continued to create more jobs with increased output, and even hard-hit sub-sectors like marine and offshore need workers to support their transformation efforts. Some 10,400 jobs and training and attachment slots are now available under the SGUnited Jobs and Skills Package in the sector, which saw output jump 24.2 […]
Read More[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s industrial production grew for a third straight month in September, rising 1 per cent from a year earlier, though the pace of growth was below expectations, government data showed on Monday. It was lower than the 1.7 per cent expansion forecast for the month by analysts in a Reuters poll. The output […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the Philippines has fiscal space to provide more support to the economy amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yongzheng Yang, IMF resident representative to the Philippines, told The STAR the country entered the pandemic with considerable policy buffers, including a level of public debt that […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Border trade between Malaysia and Thailand in the first nine months of the year fell 17.23% to 175.10 billion baht (100 baht = RM13.50) as border closure to curb the spread of Covid-19 has disrupted normal economic activities. Foreign Trade Department director-general Keerati Rushchano said Thailand’s cross-border trade with neighbouring countries – Malaysia, Myanmar, […]
Read MoreObservers said Joe Biden’s victory in the United States’ presidential election would have a positive impact on Thailand, noting that ongoing trade tensions with China were likely to cool as the president-elect has vowed to resume constructive dialogue with all strategic partners. The vice-president of the Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC), Visit Limlurcha, said that once […]
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