Business & Economy

Malaysia’s trade with ASEAN, China falls 17 pct, 8.4 pct in July

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s trade with ASEAN represented 28.1 per cent or RM60.8 billion (US$1=RM4.64) of Malaysia’s…

Malaysia’s economy expands 2.9 pct in 2Q 2023, on track to achieve 4-5 pct growth for 2023

By Siti Radziah Hamzah & Karina Imran KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysia’s economy expanded by 2.9 per cent in the second…

Malaysia’s Car Sales Continue To Climb In July

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s total car sales continue its upward momentum in July, due to the normalisation…

Bursa Malaysia opens higher but retreats on profit-taking

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia, the stock exchange of Malaysia, opened higher on Friday but retreated thereafter due to the…

Malaysian ringgit opens higher as US dollar takes a breather

By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 (NNN-Bernama) — The Malaysian ringgit opened higher against the US dollar after the greenback…

Omani Delegation To Hold Cease-Fire Talks With Yemen’s Houthis In Sanaa

SANAA, Aug 18 (NNN-SABA) – An Omani delegation arrived in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa yesterday, in a bid to persuade…

Iranian, Russian Presidents Discussed Bilateral Cooperation Over Phone

TEHRAN, Aug 18 (NNN-IRNA) – Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, yesterday, discussed over the phone,…

Iranian FM Says Ties With Saudi Arabia “Moving In Right Direction”

RIYADH, Aug 18 (NNN-SPA) – Iranian Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, said here yesterday, relations between his country and Saudi Arabia…

Australia’s Unemployment Rate Climbed To 3.7 Percent In July

SYDNEY, Aug 17 (NNN-AAP) – The unemployment rate in Australia rose by 0.2 percentage points to 3.7 percent in July,…

Seven Automakers In S. Korea To Recall Some 136,000 Vehicles

SEOUL, Aug 17 (NNN-YONHAP) – Seven local and foreign automakers in South Korea will voluntarily recall some 136,000 vehicles for…