Builder of $100 Billion Malaysia City Looks Beyond Spooked Chinese Buyers Country Garden Holdings Co. said it’s looking to attract customers from countries such as Thailand and Vietnam as some Chinese buyers hit by capital […]
Forex reserves fall to $80.8 B in July The foreign exchange buffer of the Philippines narrowed for the second straight month to hit a seven-month low of $80.78 billion in July, the Bangko Sentral ng […]
Japan Tobacco to Buy Indonesian ‘Kretek’ Cigarette Firms for $677m Japan Tobacco on Friday (04/08) said it has agreed to buy an Indonesian maker of “kretek” tobacco and clove cigarettes, together with its distributor, for […]
Consumer spending to boost GDP in H2 The expected increase in household and government consumption would help GDP grow by more than 7 percent in the second half of the year, according to the National […]
Indonesia Commissions First Attack Submarine in 34 Years The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut) has commissioned its first attack submarine in over three decades this week. — The Diplomat Indonesia: Emtek pours […]
PH proposal on commercial use of SCS dropped from code framework The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China omitted from the framework of a pending rules code on the South China Sea – […]
China’s infrastructure diplomacy in Indonesia As the lack of infrastructure is seen as a bottleneck for growth, nations throughout the world have made this their primary focus. The realization that developing countries face difficulties with […]
Auto sector to get ‘triple whammy’ from tax plan On top of increasing excise tax on petroleum products and automobiles, the Duterte administration is also poised to impose higher registration fees for all motor vehicles, […]
Deadline for Indonesia to be Free from Measles and Rubella President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed his hope that Indonesia would be free of rubella and measles by 2020. — Netral News CIC-backed Indonesian miner […]
PHL enters $3-trillion global halal market THE Philippines is now ready to join the $3.2-trillion global halal market after the Philippine Halal Export and Development Promotion Board, led by the Department of Trade and Industry […]
University of indonesia tops webometrics ranking The University of Indonesia (UI) has once again achieved the first rank as the best university in Indonesia, according to Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2017. — Antara News […]
Philippines lags behind Asean-5 peers on WTO’s 2017 importers, exporters list The Philippines trailed behind its Asean-5 neighbors on the list of top world exporters and importers, World Trade Organization (WTO) data showed. — Business […]