Thai cabinet approves US$15.7bil more in new borrowing for 2024 fiscal year
BANGKOK: Thailand's cabinet on Tuesday approved an additional 560 billion baht ($15.66 billion) in new borrowing for the 2024 fiscal…
China’s young generation powering gold rush
JINAN/GUIYANG: Gold had once lost its popularity in China as mainstream consumers turned to diamonds and other gems due to…
China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah ‘as soon as possible’
China urged Israel on Tuesday to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible",…
Don’t feed the pandas: Man banned from panda park for life for throwing ‘objects’ into an enclosure
Don't feed the pandas. That's the rule seemingly broken by a man who was banned for life from one of…
Ringgit almost flat against US dollar at the close
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit ended almost unchanged against the US dollar today amid subdued demand as the US Dollar Index…
Necessary changes to an unsustainable system
FISCAL pressures and demographic trends (increasing life expectancy and ageing society) in Malaysia have increased the urgency of reforming our…
Manila to set ‘more realistic’ growth targets
MANILA: Economic managers will come up with “more realistic” growth targets for 2024 until the end of President Marcos’ term…
Major companies report robust earnings
TOKYO: Several publicly traded Japanese companies have reported robust earnings for the nine months ended in December as their bottom…
Vietnam’s agricultural products benefit from processing
HANOI: The first month of 2024 has seen coffee exports showing a robust performance, surging to a trade volume of…