[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s national dish of nasi goreng, or fried rice, has become a lot cheaper these days as the nation’s two big ride-hailing apps wage a price war on everyday groceries. In a battle for market share in South-east Asia’s biggest economy, Gojek and Grab are giving discounts of as much as 50 per cent and […]
Read MorePublicly listed food conglomerate PT Indofood Sukses Makmur booked double-digit net profit growth from January to September period this year from the same period a year ago, with moderate sales growth thanks to lower costs. Indofood’s overall sales, with products and services that include instant noodles, wheat flour, palm oil and seasonings, grew 5.67 percent […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines —Public spending on infrastructure surged by 54 percent in September as state agencies fast-tracked the implementation of projects as part of their spending catch-up measures, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported yesterday. Based on the latest disbursement performance report of the DBM, infrastructure spending and other capital outlays amounted to P100.3 […]
Read MoreLand prices in Greater Bangkok, gauged by the land price index, rose by 17% in the third quarter, largely driven by the outskirts of Bangkok, after the market saw slowing growth in the second quarter. Vichai Viratkapan, acting director-general of the Real Estate Information Center (REIC), said most rises in land prices in the third […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Business conditions in the Vietnamese manufacturing sector were unchanged in October as new order growth slowed and back-to-back declines in output were seen for the first time since the third quarter of 2013. The headline Nikkei Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 50.0 in October, down from 50.5 in […]
Read MoreBrunei Darussalam is among the top five countries with the highest tourist receipts in Malaysia at RM1.52 billion. Deputy Director General of Tourism Malaysia Zulkifli bin Mohd Said made this statement at the Networking Dinner for Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council held in conjunction with Malaysia Year of Healthcare Travel 2020 (MYHCT 2020) last Wednesday. Hosted […]
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