The Hanoitimes – There could be another wave of investment capital to Vietnam in 2020 in anticipation of the enactment of the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement, as well as impacts of the US – China trade war, leading to a surge in imports of equipment, machinery and input materials, said Minister of Industry and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Chicken prices can be expected to rise leading up to the holiday season as pork consumption remain selective amid an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF), the head of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. Pork aversion due to the ASF outbreak has caused prices of pork in the National Capital Region (NCR) […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – The value of construction work done in the third quarter 2019 (3Q19) contracted 0.6 per cent year-on-year at RM36.1 billion from RM35.9 billion in the second quarter of this year (2Q19), said Chief Statistician Malaysia Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin. He said civil the engineering subsector registered the highest growth […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – The fortunes of two of Asia’s hottest property markets are diverging. Singapore is now ranked No 1 for real estate investment prospects in terms of price increases in 2020. Hong Kong, buffeted by months of violent anti-government protests, has plunged to the bottom of the list from 14th place in 2019. That’s according […]
Read MoreTRADE diversion into the Asean-6 economies — as a result of continuing tensions between the United States and China — gathered pace in the third quarter of 2019, Citi economists Kit Wei Zheng and Ang Kai Wei said in a Nov 10 research note. Growing share As evidence of trade diversion, the economists looked at […]
Read More[JAKARTA] Indonesia has allowed nine companies to resume nickel ore exports after inspections into reports of ore export rules violations, Heru Pambudi, the director general of the country’s customs office, said on Monday. Among the companies allowed to export ore again are state-controlled miner PT Aneka Tambang and PT Trimegah Bangun Persada, according to an […]
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