Photo Credit: Getty Images Economy, Investment and Trade ASEAN was China’s second-largest trade partner in 1H 2019 (21 July 2019) China-ASEAN trade grew 10.5% in the first half of the year totalling
Hope in China’s New Silk Road Originally published in World Energy Magazine, N.43 edition. At the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing at the end of April, attended by 150 countries, 37
Photo credit: Vietnam News/Asia News Network TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT VIETNAM Private sector minimum wage set to rise 5.5% next year (15 July 2019) The minimum wage in Vietnam’s private sector is
Photo Credit: iStock Economy, Investment and Trade Chinese venture capital investment in ASEAN surges fourfold (10 July 2019) Chinese venture capital investment in Southeast Asian technology companies grew fourfold in the first
Photo credit: Bangkok Post TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Thailand’s B. Grimm Group opens two solar farms in Vietnamn (5 July 2019) Thailand’s B. Grimm Group began operating two solar farms
Photo Credit: The Malaysian Reserve Economy, Investment and Trade Malaysia-China trade hits US$100 billion (9 July 2019) China retained its position as Malaysia’s top trade partner for the tenth consecutive year, with
Photo Credit: South China Morning Post Economy, Investment and Trade Indonesia’s Batam to benefit from Apple supplier relocation (27 June 2019) Apple product manufacturer Pegatron will establish a US$40 million factory in
Photo credit: VNA TRADE, ECONOMY, AND INVESTMENT LAOS, VIETNAM Laos, Vietnam investment ministries to enhance cooperation (22 June 2019) Vietnamese planning and investment minister Nguyen Chi Dung’s working visit to Laos concluded
Photo Credit: Bangkok Post Economy, Investment and Trade Apple explores moving 15-30% of production capacity from China to Southeast Asia (19 June 2019) Apple Inc has asked its major suppliers to explore
HIGHLIGHTS June 2019 BI meeting Bank Indonesia left the 7-Day Reverse Repo Rate (7DRRR) at 6% but decided to lower Rupiah reserve requirement by 50bp, effective 1 July 2019. Dovish turn in global monetary