Thailand expects revenue from foreign tourists to rise 8.5% to 1.78 trillion baht this year, a deputy prime minister said on Monday. The expected rise results from an improved outlook for global tourism, as well as Thailand’s investment in infrastructure, Deputy Prime Minister Tanasak Patimapragorn told reporters. “This is another year that we will need […]
Read MoreHA NOI – The State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV) continued to decrease the reference US$/VND exchange rate yesterday by 5 Dong to touch VND22,154 per $1dollar. This is the fourth consecutive day the central bank lowered the daily-adjusted reference rate since early this year. The Dong has showed signs of strengthening since early this […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: North American semiconductor industry companies racked up global sales of US$31bil in November last year, which was at the highest rate in nearly two years, underpinned by the Chinese market, says the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The US-based SIA announced recently the November 2016 sales rose 7.4% from the US$28.9bil a year ago […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia is planning regulation to ensure primary bond dealers produce only “factual” research, senior government officials said, in a move that is likely to add to bankers’ concerns about a growing backlash over negative investment commentary. The officials’ remarks came after the Indonesian government cut its business ties with JPMorgan Chase & Co following […]
Read MoreHA NOI — Vietnam has overtaken Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Thailand and Taiwan on the list of most desirable locations for expat career opportunities, according to new data released from the latest Expat Explorer survey from the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in 2017. The report, published on Thursday, ranked Vietnam28th […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s exports rebounded in November to RM72.83bil, which was an increase of 7.8% on-year, exceeding a forecast of a 2.5% increase, on higher exports of manufacturerd goods especially electrical and electronic (E&E) products. The International Trade and Industry Ministry (MITI) said on Friday imports rose 11.1% to RM63.79bil, above the survey of a […]
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