HONG KONG: Manufacturing sentiment across Asia remained in the doldrums during August as the escalating US-China trade war continues to hammer sentiment. Purchasing manager indexes (PMI) for Japan, South Korea and Taiwan remained in negative territory. Japan’s Jibun Bank and IHS Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 49.3 from 49.4 in July, the eighth consecutive […]
Read MoreDuring the recent Jakarta Car Free Day on 28 July, Indonesia’s Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Ignasius Jonan, led a campaign called the National Movement of A Million Solar Roofs (Gerakan Nasional Sejuta Solar Atap) to promote the country’s solar rooftop utilisation. The campaign is an effort to bolster solar installation as listed in […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The medical devices industry in Malaysia is dominated by companies engaged in the production of medical gloves and other medical disposable products. The feat of Malaysian glove players is well-known – they supply 60% of the world market for rubber gloves. However, few are aware that Malaysia is also the world’s leading producer […]
Read More[BANGKOK] Thailand’s annual headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.52 per cent in August from a year earlier, below a Reuters poll forecast of a 0.85 per cent increase and July’s 0.98 per cent rise, commerce ministry data showed on Monday. August headline inflation was the lowest level since January and stayed below the central […]
Read MoreBritain is signalling a shift in its trade policy on Myanmar to focus on opening up specific sectors where UK companies already have a foothold, including education, financial and professional services, infrastructure and energy. In an interview with The Myanmar Times, Warren Pain, director of international trade at the British embassy, set out how the UK […]
Read MoreDespite being the fastest growing region for internet users in the world, Southeast Asia has still been slow to address the pressing need for training and developing cybersecurity specialists. “Asean is the world’s fastest-growing internet region, with the user base forecasted to reach 480 million people by 2020,” says Haji Amirudin Abdul Wahab, CEO of […]
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