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Indonesia aims to attract 84 bln USD in investment in 2022

Indonesia hopes to attract 1,200 trillion rupiah (84 billion USD) in investment this year, the country’s Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has said. Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesia hopes to attract 1,200 trillion rupiah (84 billion USD) in investment this year, the country’s Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has said. Experiences in 2020 and 2021, new regulations enacted by the Law […]

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Brief Caption: the tranship container at North Butterworth Container Terminal in Butterworth.

( April 29, 2021 )

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Malaysia’s external trade surpasses RM2tril in 2021

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external trade registered another historic performance in 2021, surpassing RM2 trillion for the first time, as well as recording the fastest growth since 1994. Senior Minister cum International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said Malaysia’s exports hit RM1.24 trillion, achieving 99 per cent of the 12th Malaysia Plan […]

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Singapore’s Q4 total employment rebounds, 2021 unemployment falls across the board

SINGAPORE’S labour market is expected to continue improving in 2022, but a recovery to pre-pandemic levels continues to be uneven across the economy alongside the uncertain trajectory of Covid-19, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) said on Friday (Jan 28). Fourth-quarter total employment, excluding migrant domestic workers, rebounded by 47,400, surging after Q3’s decline of 2,400, […]

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Philippines: Electronics exports may expand 10% this year

MANILA, Philippines — The semiconductor and electronics industry expects its exports to grow by 10 percent this year as global demand continues to rise. Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) chairman Glenn Everett said during the group’s general membership meeting yesterday they are forecasting a 10 percent growth this year, based […]

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Vietnam: Imported automobiles up over 52 percent in 2021

As many as 160,035 automobiles were imported to Vietnam last year, up 52.1 percent annually, mostly from Thailand, Indonesia and China, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs. Its preliminary data showed that the December figure was 15,196 worth 433 million USD compared to 15,356 units worth 340 million USD in November. Among them, those […]

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