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.
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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…
China’s major airlines offer refunds, rebooking for Japan-bound passengers amid alert
Airlines such as Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, Hainan Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, and Xiamen Airlines offered free refunds or itinerary changes for…
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,…
South Korean travel to Southeast Asia takes a hit amid Cambodia trafficking crisis
October departures from South Korea to Southeast Asia dropped 7.25 percent overall, with Cambodia down 15.4 percent.
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…
Nepali-made French fries make forays into US market
Butwal-based First Choice Foods ships its first containers abroad as demand grows. More than 35,000 farmers are linked to its supply chain.
China’s ‘flying taxis’ are reinventing the future of urban air mobility
Four leading electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft makers have demonstrated the future of urban air mobility at the eighth China International Import Expo. Together with…
Gender pay gap drives Bhutanese women to Australia: World Bank
According to the Bhutan Labour Market Information System, women constituted only 42 percent of the workforce as of August 2025 and face a substantial earnings gap. Their median…
‘Chaebol’ marriages shift: South Korea’s young scions marry within business circles, not politics
Recent data shows nearly half of the marriages of younger generations of South Korea’s conglomerate-controlling families are now with heirs of other chaebol families, a…