The Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s exports rose 7.5% year-on-year to US$63.23 billion in the January-March quarter, and imports reached US$59.49 billion, representing an increase of 3.7%. Vietnam’s trade surplus continued its strong growth to US$3.74 billion in the first quarter (Q1), more than double the surplus of US$1.82 billion recorded in the January-February period and higher than […]
Read MoreA survey by Universiti Teknologi Brunei (UTB) on the usage of Online Education Platform (OEP) during the COVID-19 crisis recommends limiting online teaching and learning time to a maximum of four hours per day. “The Internet data usage for the online lecture based on Microsoft Teams with audio calling and screen sharing scenario is about […]
Read MoreThe cabinet on Wednesday approved cutting the investment and regular budgets in fiscal 2021 by 50% and 25% respectively, a move to mobilise funding to ease the financial burden arising from the pandemic. Narumon Pinyosinwat, a government spokeswoman, said all state agencies are required to revise their fiscal budgets in line with cabinet approval and […]
Read More[TOKYO] Asia’s economic growth this year will grind to a halt for the first time in 60 years, as the coronavirus crisis takes an “unprecedented” toll on the region’s service sector and major export destinations, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday. Policymakers must offer targeted support to households and firms hardest-hit by travel […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Thursday (April 16): DBS, OCBC, UOB: Singapore’s Big Three banks saw a surge in enterprise loan applications in the past two months, with the majority of requests coming from micro and small businesses under siege from the virus pandemic, The […]
Read MoreThailand’s Kasikornbank is planning to expand into Myanmar’s retail market with a focus on digital services. The Central Bank of Myanmar on April 9 approved the Thai bank’s acquisition of a 35 percent stake in Ayeyarwaddy Farmers Development Bank (A Bank), making it the first foreign commercial bank to take a stake in a local […]
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