China’s foreign trade up 4% in 9 months
China’s total goods trade grew by 4 per cent year on year (YoY) to 33.61 trillion yuan (around $4.73 trillion) in…
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Fitch Ratings: ASEAN Islamic finance set to surpass $1t by 2026-end
Fitch Ratings expects ASEAN’s Islamic finance industry, valued at nearly $950 billion in mid-2025, to exceed $1…
Egypt’s GAFI seeks to strengthen investment ties with Vietnam
Yasser Abbas, Deputy CEO of the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI), has met with Vietnamese…
Egypt’s exports to global trade blocs 9.1% up in ’24 – CAPMAS
Egypt’s exports to international economic blocs rose by 9.1 per cent in 2024, according to data released by the…
Fitch: Growth in China’s ports slows in Q3 ’24
China's port throughput growth slowed down in the third quarter of 2024 due to weaker global demand and subdued…
S. Korea, ASEAN to launch bilateral trade dialogue
The Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) announced on Monday plans to launch the Korea-ASEAN Trade and…
Malaysia’s exports surge 12.1% YoY in August ’24
Malaysia's exports surged by 12.1 per cent year-on-year in August, reaching 129.16 billion ringgits (approximately…
Indonesia’s exports rise 7.13% YoY in August – report
Indonesia's exports in August 2024 reached a value of $23.56 billion, marking a 5.97 per cent increase compared to…
China, Brunei strengthen economic ties
The Brunei-Guangxi Economic Corridor (BGEC) Joint Cooperation Committee met in Brunei to strengthen collaboration…
S. Korea resumes FTA talks with Malaysia
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy has resumed negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement…
China’s port growth slows in Q2 ’24 – Fitch
China’s port activity grew in the second quarter of 2024, albeit at a slower pace than the previous quarter.
Taiwan’s export nudges 3.1% YoY in July – data
Taiwan's exports rose by 3.1 per cent year-on-year in July 2024 to reach $39.94 billion, while imports increased by…
ASEAN aims for world’s 4th largest economy by ’30
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is poised to become the world's fourth-largest economy by 2030.
ASEAN emerges as favoured destination for US imports
ASEAN countries exported $67.2 billion worth of goods to the US in the first quarter of 2024, surpassing exports to…
Japan, ASEAN to counter China in Southeast Asia’s EV market
Japan and ASEAN are working together on a strategy for car production and sales to compete with China in the…
Malaysia becomes ASEAN’s 2nd largest auto market
Malaysia has surpassed Thailand to become the second-largest auto market in Southeast Asia, after Indonesia.
Japan vows financial support to help decarbonise ASEAN economies
Japan’s Minister of Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura said on Saturday that the government has pledged financial and…
Chile, Egypt, Morocco sign ASEAN amity, cooperation treaty
Chile, Egypt and Morocco signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Southeast Asia on Tuesday, bringing…
China, ASEAN aim to complete framework of South China Sea rules by 2017
China and a grouping of Southeast Asian nations aim to finish by the middle of next year a framework for a code of…
ASEAN expects China, Brexit to slow economic growth in 2016
Economic growth in ASEAN countries was expected to dip to 4.5 percent in 2016 from 4.7 percent last year due to…
Philippines says ASEAN omission of arbitration case not a Chinese victory
The Philippines "vigorously pushed" for the inclusion of comment on an arbitration ruling in a joint statement from…
ASEAN breaks deadlock on South China Sea, Beijing thanks Cambodia for support
Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint…
Egyptian coatings maker Kapci invests $12.5bn in Indian plant
Egyptian paints and coatings manufacturer, Kapci says its newly built factory in India will be operative within the…
NBAD Launches Operations in Malaysia
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), launched its wholly…