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Singapore’s GDP growth gains traction
Singapore’s economy posted faster growth in the second quarter of 2017 than previously estimated by the government as a recovery in global trade helped...
Laos expects 7% GDP growth next year
The government in Laos expects economic growth of at least seven per cent in 2018, the same level expected for 2017, according to Vientiane...
Harley-Davidson builds factory in Thailand
In what is quite a contradiction to US President Donald Trump's motto "Buy American, hire American," iconic US motorbike maker Harley-Davidson announced on May...
Duterte on first presidential visit to Thailand
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will pay an official state visit to Thailand from March 20 to 22, the Thai government announced on March 15.
It...
Vietnam’s economy in first slowdown in four years
Vietnam's economy expanded an estimated 6.21 per cent this year, slightly less than in 2015 and marking the first slowdown in four years, but...
Vietnam shelves TPP ratification after US election
Vietnam will back off from ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement due to political changes ahead in the US, but wants to maintain "good...
Singapore economy remains in the doldrums amid weak trade outlook
GDP growth outlook for Singapore's export-dependent economy remains subdue owing to weak trade forecasts amid sluggish global demand., the city state's central bank said...
Thailand’s biggest foreign investor stands by the country
Japan, Thailand's biggest foreign direct investor, said it would keep offering support to its companies in the country as concerns grow that after the...
Malaysia government bans fish exports
Rough seas in the current monsoon season has forced the Malaysian government to put a stop to fish exports until March in a bid...
Thailand misses rice export target
Thailand has fallen significantly short of reaching its rice export target of 8 to 8.5 million tonnes in 2013, with just 6.4 million tonnes...
Vietnam to drop export duty on gold jewelry
The Vietnamese government is set to phase out export duties on gold jewelry from January 1 to boost sales amid low domestic demand. Presently,...
Thai export growth just 1% this year
Thailand's commerce ministry has said that it expects export growth in 2013 to end up at just 1 per cent after shipments declined continously...
Vietnam reaches trade surplus with US of $13.26b
Vietnam posted a trade surplus of $13.26 billion with the US in the first nine months of 2013, up from $10.92 billion a year...
Thailand set to emerge from recession
As export figures increase in Thailand, the country looks more likely to emerge from recession in the third quarter of 2013, but analysts warned...
Philippines struggle to curb strong peso
The Philippines by the end of the year 2012 have intensified efforts to contain the surge of the country's currency, imposing a ceiling on...
S&P forecasts oil-fuelled growth for Middle East
Countries in the GCC can expect five years of economic gain from rising oil prices, according to a report by Standard & Poor’s.
Compared with...
UAE tops Saudi for US exports
Trade to and from the United States is at an all-time high in the United Arab Emirates. For the first year ever, the UAE...
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Singapore biotech startup considers stock listing to raise $300 million
Singapore-based biotechnology startup Mirxes, which focuses on preventive healthcare solutions for cancer and infectious diseases, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO) in the...
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Vietnam to develop 41 smart cities
Vietnam’s economic planners have presented ideas to create smart cities in 41 out of the 63 provinces and cities in the country in order...