The Hanoitimes – The country plans to need about US$480 billion for infrastructure investment by 2020, with additional projects in the pipeline including about 1,380 km of highway and around eleven power plants. Transport projects in Vietnam will be more attractive to foreign investors if new supporting policies are applied as seen in the North-South expressway […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inclusion in the US Treasury’s watchlist of potential currency manipulator shows the country’s competitiveness and economic strength, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said. He said on Thursday the US Treasury did not name Malaysia as a currency manipulator under the expanded monitoring list issued the previous day. “Malaysia is an open economy […]
Read MoreHOUSING loans in Singapore shrank for a third month in April, leading a continued contraction in consumer loans, preliminary data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) showed on Friday. Mortgages and bridging loans booked in April on a net basis came in at S$202.76 billion, falling from S$203.38 billion in March. With housing loans making […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Core inflation in the first five months picked up 1.85% year-on-year. Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) saw an increase of 0.49% in May against the previous month, up 1.5% versus the end of 2018 and 2.88% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). This resulted in an increase of 2.74% year-on-year for […]
Read MoreVietnamese airline Vietjet Air on Wednesday completed its inaugural flight on the new direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Denpasar, with the Indonesian government saying that the new route was expected to boost tourist arrivals from Vietnam to the country’s primary destination of Bali. Marketing development undersecretary Rizki Handayani of the Tourism Ministry appreciated Vietjet Air’s move to open […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Factory gate prices grew slower in April after accelerating in March, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Based on PPA data, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for manufacturing rose at a slower pace of 3.8 percent in April from 4.5 percent in March. PSA attributed this to contractions in eight industry […]
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