KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar today following mixed signal coming from the United States (US) Federal Reserve officials amidst lower than expected housing starts statistics, said an analyst. At 9am, the local note rose to 4.1750/1770 versus the greenback from 4.1795/1810 at yesterday’s close. Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist Mohd Afzanizam Abdul […]
Read MoreThe export figure may rise up to US$43.5 billion in 2022. Revenues of Vietnam’s garment exports are set to average US$3 billion in the last two months of 2021, in turn putting the total figure to $38 billion for this year, or an increase of 8.1% year-on-year, according to the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association […]
Read MoreThe government of Laos has begun preparations for reopening the country to vaccinated tourists under its new Lao Travel Green Zone plan. The new plan for reopening will see Vientiane Capital, Vang Vieng, and Luang Prabang designated as “green zones” to ensure the safety of travelers and service providers, according to Vientiane Times. Authorities and tourism sector […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — An agriculture group has urged the government to temporary ban all poultry imports, saying the resurgence of bird flu in Europe and Asia may endanger the local poultry industry anew. In a statement, the Samahang Industriya sa Agrikultura (SINAG) said the Department of Agriculture should put a halt on all chicken imports […]
Read MoreMore than 300 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have applied to display their products on Cambodia Trade, an online marketplace initiated by the Ministry of Commerce. The ministry received 325 applications as of November 15. 73 of the applications have passed all checks and are eligible to display products on the marketplace. The rest are […]
Read MoreJakarta. Indonesia’s internet economy will likely reach $330 billion in value by 2030, almost double current Southeast Asia’s digital economy value of $170 billion, according to a recent report by Google, Temasek, and Bain released last week. “Indonesia alone could be two times Southeast Asias GMV today by 2030,” the companies said in a recently released report […]
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