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Japan mulling stimulus package worth over US$11.7 billion, aiming to tackle rising prices

Arrangements are being made to subsidise winter electricity and gas bills, with each household receiving a total of about ¥6,000 over the three months from January next year,…

  • Published: November 18, 202510:25 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun
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Lao government moves to improve civil servant welfare amid rising costs

Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane said the planned adjustment will benefit civil servants, military personnel, and police officers, whose wages have been severely eroded by…

  • Published: November 18, 202510:24 am
  • Author Vientiane Times
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Stronger ringgit spurs more Malaysians to buy foreign currency

As a result, moneychangers are experiencing brisk business as Malaysians take advantage of the cheaper rates.

  • Published: November 18, 20258:50 am
  • Author Divya Theresa Ravi and R. Sekaran
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Cambodia–Vietnam trade deficit falls by a third

The reduction in the trade gap, an expert said, is due to several major factors, including increases in agricultural output, improvements in local manufacturing and processing…

  • Published: November 18, 20258:10 am
  • Author Hin Pisei
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Research institute warns Thailand risks falling behind ASEAN

If current trends continue, Vietnam’s GDP per capita will surpass Thailand’s by 2073.

  • Published: November 18, 20257:59 am
  • Author The Nation
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Vietnam moves to tap “silver economy” as ageing accelerates

A recent forum highlights Vietnam must shift from viewing ageing as a welfare burden to seeing older people as an economic asset.

  • Published: November 17, 20252:05 pm
  • Author Viet Nam News
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Indonesia’s film industry boom leaves little room for small producers

Satrio Pepo Pamungkas is among the independent filmmakers who lament that, despite the country’s booming movie industry, the gates to the big screen remain tightly guarded.

  • Published: November 17, 20252:03 pm
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Japanese soy sauce giant Kikkoman considers boosting production of Singapore plant

With per-capita income increasing in Asia, Singapore’s role will become more important,” said Mogi, expressing his intention to boost the company’s production capacity at…

  • Published: November 17, 20252:01 pm
  • Author Takashi Itoda
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No easy fix for Tokyo’s soaring real estate prices

Some observers have cited real estate purchases by foreign nationals as one of the causes of the rising prices. However, in line with its pact with the World Trade Organisation,…

  • Published: November 17, 20258:50 am
  • Author Rui Suzuki
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Asian markets struggle as fears build over tech rally, US rates

The increasingly risk-averse mood on trading floors also dragged on the crypto sector, with bitcoin erasing all its gains this year — just over a month after hitting a record…

  • Published: November 17, 20258:36 am
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