Vietjet signs $1.24 bln financing deal for 10 Airbus planes Vietnam’s Vietjet Aviation signed a combined $1.24 billion worth of financing agreements to purchase up to 10 Airbus planes, the company said Wednesday. — VnExpress […]
Malaysia to abolish death penalty Malaysia’s cabinet has agreed to abolish the death penalty and halt pending executions, a move that has been hailed by international human rights groups and foreign diplomats. — Aljazeera Govt […]
Cambodia Faces Potential Economic Collapse Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is facing economic pressure to reverse a recent crackdown on opposition groups and basic freedoms in his country. — VOA Cambodia Cambodia Airways enters Taiwan […]
Vietnam To Remove Foreign Ownership Cap For Listed Companies Vietnam’s government is considering lifting the foreign stake holding limit for listed companies from the current 49 to 100 per cent in a bid to attract […]
Most housing units launched in H1 cost RM500,000 and below The proportion of residential properties launched in the price range of RM500,000 and below experienced a jump to 65 per cent of total launches in […]
Vietnam fastest growing Asean economy, says British bank Driven by strong FDI-supported electronics manufacturing and rising consumption, Vietnam’s GDP growth is likely to reach 7 per cent in 2018, according to Standard Chartered Bank. — […]
Japan airs hope for Cambodia’s development through democratic process Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday expressed hope for the development of Cambodia through a democratic process amid criticism from the international community over the […]
Malaysia may introduce new taxes, sell assets to pay debt: PM Mahathir Malaysia may introduce new taxes and sell assets such as land to pay down debt, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday (Oct […]
Vietnamese exports aim for US$239 billion by year-end The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) forecasts that Vietnam could earn a total export revenue of US$237 – US$239 billion in 2018, an increase of 10-12% […]
Cambodia’s Hun Sen defiant despite EU trade threat Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken a defiant stance following a European Union announcement last week that it would ramp up trade pressure on Cambodia over […]
MoF approves 45 PPP projects (updated) Some 45 out of the 67 public private partnership (PPP) projects under the Public Private Partnership Unit (UKAS) that are under review have been approved. — The Star Online […]
EU initiates process to withdraw Cambodia’s trade preferences The European Union officially notified Cambodia yesterday that the procedure for the withdrawal of its preferential trade treatment under the ‘Everything but Arms’ (EBA) scheme had already […]