KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s producer price index (PPI) for July 2017 rose 7.1% to 106.0 versus a year earlier. In a statement on Wednesday, the statistics department said the mining index recorded the highest increase of 24%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing (7.8%), manufacturing (5.9%), electricity and gas supply (1.7%) and water supply (0.4%). On […]
Read More(KPL) Northern provincial authorities Luang Prabang and Xayaboury and Thailand’s Loei and Phetchabun provinces have recently met in Loei province to discuss strengthening cooperation in the frameworks of trade, investment, tourism, culture, education, sports and business operation. Lao delegation was led by Xayaboury Vice Governor, Mr Yunyong Sypaserth met with Loei and Phetchabun Governors and relevant officials. […]
Read MoreSYDNEY – Chief negotiators from the 11 remaining member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal agreed to reconvene in September, after three days of talks ended in Sydney on Wednesday. Japanese chief negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto told a press conference that they agreed to meet in Japan in late September, in the hope of reaching […]
Read MoreHANOI — More than 85,350 firms were established in the first eight months of this year with total registered capital of VND822 trillion (US$36 billion), statistics of the Business Registration Department under the Ministry of Planning and Investment showed. These figures represented a rise of 16.3 per cent in the number of new firms and an […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani said that the government will demand FreeportIndonesia to pay higher taxes compared to the previous contract. The issue is one of four points in the contract extension negotiation with the mining company. “We will announce the details later,” she said yesterday. The government has called on Freeport to follow the prevailing […]
Read MoreThailand is one of the ICT infrastructure development leaders among emerging countries in Asia-Pacific, but its telecom firms and government agencies must embrace the challenges brought about by the development of the digital economy. Tasks facing Thailand include proactive policy-making and regulation, digital ecosystem development and practical solutions to boost return of investment. Similar to […]
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