Tag: business

Papua New Guinea's mining regulator said on Friday it is planning to bring criminal proceedings against a Barrick Gold Corp joint venture over what it says was an attempt to illegally export $13 ... ( read original story ...)

Malaysia will fully exempt palm oil from export duty this year as part of plans to support industries badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Friday said crude palm ... ( read original story ...)

The number of unemployed residents in Singapore may rise above 100,000 this year from around 73,000 in 2019 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Straits Times reported, citing Deputy Prime ... ( read original story ...)

Country's COVID-19 contact tracing app has been updated to include travellers visiting Singapore and the government also is looking at issuing a wearable device to every resident to aid in such ... ( read original story ...)

Exports out of Southeast Asian trade hubs Singapore and Thailand have stayed strong even as the novel coronavirus pandemic slows economies around the world, thanks to robust global demand for such ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore and China will allow some business travel between the two countries to restart as they ease border controls designed to slow the pandemic’s spread. ( read original story ...)

Malaysia's Petronas has delivered the first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import cargoes to Myanmar, the company said on Thursday, marking a new consumer for the super-chilled fuel. ( read original story ...)

The Singapore stock market's relatively late entry into bull territory could bode well for its staying power even as the rally in global equities starts to look a bit stretched.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. imports of biomass-based diesel grew 26 percent in 2019 to more than 27,000 barrels per day, reversing three years of decline. Imports of biomass-based diesel increased in 2019 because of the ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s factory activity remained in negative territory for the fourth consecutive month in May amid the COVID-19 outbreak, ... ( read original story ...)

A gauge of manufacturing conditions in Singapore bounced off its worst level in 11 years, but remained within the contraction territory.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

(Bloomberg) -- An exchange-traded fund tracking Singapore companies drew record call-option volume.A total of 5,044 iShares MSCI Singapore ETF calls traded on Tuesday, compared with a 20-day average ... ( read original story ...)

Private sector activity in Singapore continued to contract in May, and at a steeper rate, the latest survey from IHS Markit revealed ... ( read original story ...)

China's low-sulphur marine fuel exports rose by a third in April compared with March to the highest level yet after it waived export taxes for domestic refiners to meet shipping demand, Chinese ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has outlined plans to turn Hainan into a “free trade port” similar to Hong Kong, as China faces an increasingly uncertain global economic environment. ( read original story ...)

Mostly empty offices, staggered work hours, face shields and contact tracing -- that’s what Singapore’s cautious return to work will look like under the watchful gaze of the hub’s financial regulator. ( read original story ...)