Vietnam’s Ministry of Transport has submitted to the Prime Minister a plan on the pilot resumption of regular international flights carrying passengers to Vietnam from December 15, in anticipation of a year-end surge in travel demand. The first phase will last for two weeks, starting on December 15, during which regular flights between Viet Nam […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Thai consumer confidence improved for a third straight month in November to reach a seven-month high, bolstered by an easing of coronavirus curbs and a reopening of the country’s tourism sector, a survey showed on Thursday. The consumer index of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce increased to 44.9 in November from […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government has borrowed $23.4 billion, or about P1.18 trillion, from overseas sources to fund its pandemic efforts, but plans to bring down its financing program starting next year as revenue collections recover with the economy’s reopening. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said yesterday a total of $21 billion was borrowed from foreign […]
Read MoreDec 8 (Reuters) – The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0203 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Currency Latest bid Previous day Pct Move Japan yen 113.460 113.57 +0.10 Sing dlr 1.365 1.3653 +0.02 Taiwan dlr 27.735 27.771 +0.13 Korean won 1176.300 1179.5 […]
Read MoreUSD/IDR stays depressed near $14,330 while declining for the third consecutive day, down 0.14% intraday, ahead of Wednesday’s European session. Although broad US dollar weakness could be linked to the Indonesian rupiah (IDR) pair’s declines, firmer consumer sentiment data from Indonesia also favored the pair sellers of late. That said, the nation’s Consumer Confidence Index jumped to […]
Read MoreDespite the severe Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese startup ecosystem is witnessing an impressive growth, with various startup projects being successful in gaining millions of dollars of capital this year. In June 2021, KKR – a leading global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes – announced its investment of US$100 million in EQuest, a […]
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