KUALA LUMPUR: A survey has revealed that 80% of local investors have set new financial goals, namely, for retirement, keeping up with rising costs as well as holidays and major life experiences. According to Standard Chartered’s Wealth Expectancy Report 2022, Malaysian investors cited inflation (40%), an uncertain global economy (28%) and the threat of a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Tuesday night concurred with the ratification of the Philippines’ membership in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement or RCEP, the latest country in Southeast Asia to join the world’s largest free trade deal. Twenty senators signed the resolution concurring in the ratification of RCEP. Under the Constitution, any treaty or […]
Read MoreThe railway, starting from the capital Phnom Penh to Poipet, a town bordering Thailand, covers a distance of 382 kilometers. Trains will run at a designed speed of 160 to 200 kilometers per hour, according to a statement sent to the Global Times by Chinese infrastructure giant China Road & Bridge Corp (CRBC) on Tuesday. […]
Read MoreTHAILAND is restricting plastic waste imports and will ban scrap shipments of the material starting in 2025, as officials seek to halt a flood of refuse from rich countries that has impacted the health of its citizens and polluted its air and water. From this year, plastic waste imports will be restricted to 14 manufacturers […]
Read MoreThe HCM City Tax Department has reduced land and water area rents from 2022 for those affected by the COVID-19 epidemic. HCM CITY — The HCM City Tax Department has reduced land and water area rents from 2022 for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the decision, organisations, units, businesses, households, and individuals that lease land and water areas from the State in the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cautioned central banks (CBs) in Asia and the Pacific to stay alert as core inflation is still running above target despite the easing of headline inflation. Krishna Srinivasan, Thomas Helbling and Shanaka Jay Peiris said in a blog that economic headwinds that the region faced last […]
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