Business & Economy

Australian Hybrid Vehicle Sales Surge To Record High

CANBERRA, Aug 5 (NNN-AAP) – Hybrid car sales in Australia hit a record high, as the market share of internal…

Visa-Free Policy Boosts Chinese Tourist Arrivals By Nearly 200 Percent: Malaysian Official

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia recorded 1,185,050 visitors from China from Jan to May, a 194 percent increase…

Uzbekistan’s GDP Last Year Topped 100 Billion USD For First Time In History

TASHKENT, Aug 3 (NNN-UzA) – Uzbekistan’s nominal GDP exceeded 100 billion U.S. dollars, for the first time in history, the…

EV Sales To Pick Up In ASEAN: Malaysia Research House

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Favourable regulations, local brands and penetration of Chinese carmakers, will drive electric vehicle (EV)…

Thailand’s Business Sentiment Worsened In July

BANGKOK, Aug 2 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s business sentiment worsened in July, dragged down by a decline in confidence among the…

Japan’s Nikkei Plummets Over 2,000 Points

TOKYO, Aug 2 (NNN-NHK) – Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, saw a significant drop this…

Iraq Signs Deal With British Oil Giant To Develop Four Oilfields

BAGHDAD, Aug 2 (NNN-NINA) – Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding with British oil giant, BP, yesterday, to develop four…

Malaysia’s Retirement Fund Net Income Surges To 2.11 Billion USD In 2023

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysia’s Retirement Fund Inc, which manages the pension scheme for the country’s public employees,…

Indonesia, GCC Launches Free Trade Agreement Talks

JAKARTA, Aug 1 (NNN-ANTARA) – Indonesia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), initiated negotiations for the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement…

Sri Lanka Unveils Plans To Boost Manufacturing, Exports

COLOMBO, Aug 1 (NNN-XINHUA) – Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Industries, has prepared a national industry policy and a five-year strategic…