The consumer price index (CPI) declined for the eighth straight month in October, pulled down by raw food, especially meat and fresh vegetables, owing to increasing demand, both from domestic and foreign markets as well as unexpected flooding in many farm areas. In addition, energy prices improved significantly from the previous month, even as they […]
Read MoreTwo-way trade between Cambodia and the US has remained strong even during the COVID-19 pandemic, a situation the government is hoping continues. According to statistics from the US Census Bureau, from January to September the bilateral trade reached more than $5 billion, an increase of 16 percent compared with the same period last year. The […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Western Digital, a leading digital storage equipment manufacturer, has decided to invest an additional RM2.3 billion to upgrade its facilities and boost its production capacity in Malaysia. “This was agreed on during a meeting between Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and group chairman of Western Digital Malaysia, Datuk Dr Syed Hussian Aljunid, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The government forewent over VND8.2 trillion (US$355.45 million) in customs revenue between January and October as a result of Vietnam’s commitments to free trade agreements. Vietnam’s customs revenue in the first ten months of 2020 declined by 14.66% year-on-year to VND250.46 trillion (US$10.86 billion), or 74.10% of the year’s estimate. The Import – […]
Read MoreThe Tourism and Sports Ministry is hoping for a travel bubble with China as a New Year’s present for the tourism industry, planning to welcome them as the first group without a mandatory quarantine during Chinese New Year. The ministry will hold a meeting with the Chinese embassy to discuss the travel plan, while the […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s open unemployment rate has surged to its highest level since 2011, with the pandemic causing some 2.67 million people to lose their jobs, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Thursday. The country’s unemployment rate rose to 7.07 percent in August, a 1.84 percentage point increase from 5.23 percent in the same month last year. In […]
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