Business & Economy

S.Korea Adds 619,000 Jobs In May, Jobless Rate At Four Percent

SEOUL, Jun 9 (NNN-YONHAP) – South Korea added 619,000 jobs in May, from a year earlier, with jobless rate standing…

Alibaba Cloud To Set Up International Innovation Centre In Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, is set to…

Malaysia’s Exports To Benefit From China’s Import Uptrend

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s export is expected to continuously benefit from the positive trend on China’s import…

The Rise Of Selangor As An Asean Business Hub

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (NNN-Bernama) — Selangor’s unabated rise to become an ASEAN business hub is akin to history repeating…

Senegal A Strategic Gateway To Halal Industry In West Africa – HDC

KUALA LUMPUR, June 8 (NNN-Bernama) — African countries, especially Senegal, offer immense business opportunities to exporters from various sectors as…

Uzbekistan Exempts 676 Types Of Technological Equipment From Customs Duties, VAT

TASHKENT, Jun 8 (NNN-XINHUA) – Uzbekistan has exempted from customs duties and value-added tax (VAT), on the import of 676…

Afghan Gov’t Distributes Pistachio Saplings To Boost Agriculture

KABUL, Jun 6 (NNN-XINHUA) – The distribution process of over 7,000 pistachio saplings to villagers, started in Afghanistan’s northern Samangan…

APEC Trade Ministers Unite On Fast Flow Of COVID-19 Vaccines, Related Goods

WELLINGTON, Jun 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) – APEC trade ministers committed to speeding up the cross-border flow of vaccines and related goods,…

Malaysia, New Zealand Agree To Advance Work On AANZFTA

KUALA LUMPUR, June 5 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia and New Zealand have agreed on upgrading the regional ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA (AANZFTA)…

Thailand’s Phuket To Reopen To Vaccinated Foreign Visitors

BANGKOK, Jun 5 (NNN-TNA) – As Thailand continued to battle its worst wave of COVID-19 outbreak, since the pandemic began,…