China plans to open a big solar panel module plant in Malaysia and build a 580 km highway in Laos, part of a charm offensive as the U.S. steps up efforts to counter Beijing’s influence in Southe…
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Asean Today – June 2021
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Commodity Market Report – 5 July 2021
Gold prices have shown a recovery pattern on the day-chart and the support lies at USD1760 /oz region. Basically, the market sentiment remains unchanged from last week and we speculate the range will …
Weekly Rubber Report – 5 July 2021
Market Fundamentals: Rubber prices underperformed last week as U.S. Dollar survived a strong recovery. Dollar Index (USDX) climbed above 92.00 region and put traders on the fence for commodity demand.…
Vietnam posts high economic growth in six months despite Covid-19
Although the GDP expansion was lower than the target set by the Government, it was much higher than 1.82 percent recorded in the same period last year. This showed the effective policies, strategies a…
Malaysia PM Launches MyAssist MSME to Address SME Digitalisation Needs
Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has launched the MyAssist MSME Portal, a one-stop centre and new norm solution for business facilitation needs of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Prime Mini…
India cuts crude palm oil import tax, potentially boosting imports
India on Tuesday cut the base import tax on crude palm oil to 10% from 15% for three months, the government said in a statement, as the world’s biggest vegetable oil buyer tries to dampen near r…
Indian market needs sustainable palm oil supply chain
Palm oil is ubiquitous in the Indian market – from the government’s public distribution system to products of our daily use such as shampoo, cosmetics, soap, detergents, toothpaste and edible products…
Vietnam’s largest waste-to-energy plant nears completion
The Soc Son Waste-to-Energy (WTE) project in Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex wasapproved by Hanoi’s administration in late 2017 with a total investment of VND7 trillion($303 million). Once completed, …
Shift in Global Economy – Bangladesh needs to be prepared to cope with it: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the nation should be prepared with skills, education and infrastructure as a major shift is taking place in the world economy. “To gain from this change, …