Thailand’s exports in January rose for a second straight month, climbing 0.35% from a year earlier, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday, missing analyst forecasts. The reading compares with a rise of 1.85% forecast in a Reuters poll and a 4.71% increase in December. Read more
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Duterte administration is legally constrained from lowering pork import tariffs while Congress is in session, dealing a huge setback on the ongoing inflation fight and putting into question consumer relief pledged to be already underway. While already on his desk, a draft executive order allowing more pork imports cannot be signed […]
Read MoreThe government has been keeping a close eye on low-priced Blue Flag stores and other retail outlets that joined the Rao Chana (We Win) financial relief scheme, threatening to revoke their right to participate and file legal action against them if they are found to have taken advantage of the scheme by unfairly raising the […]
Read MoreDespite being on the same street as three convenience stores, the grocery store owned by Nguyen Ngoc Dung on Yen The Street in HCM City’s Tan Binh District is always crowded, especially during peak hours. Tran Hanh Huong, who lives nearby, says she buys most items her family needs everyday like soap, cooking oil, instant […]
Read MoreHEADLINE inflation returned to positive territory in the new year, with all-items consumer prices in Singapore rising 0.2 per cent year on year as car costs and rentals went up. The increase in prices, which was in line with private economists’ estimates in a Bloomberg poll, was the first reading above zero since last February. […]
Read MoreFrom early next month, the special tariffs on imported family vehicles will be reduced by 10 to 25 percent according to engine size, according to an announcement from the General Department of Custom and Excise. The rate for imported electric family and passenger cars will be reduced from 30 percent to 10 percent and the […]
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