Durian exports to China won’t sting prices in Malaysia
Last year, in collaboration with the Federal Agricultural Marketing Authority, Tan said Malaysia exported about 1,000 tonnes of frozen kampung durian to China, receiving an…
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Nations must face up to growth predicament, says Premier Li during WEF opening in China
Premier Li said the right choice should be to approach development with a broader mindset, and to seek reasonable interests in making a bigger pie together to give a lasting…
If Pakistan’s economy is so bad, why is the government spending more on itself?
It is almost as if the government and its representatives want the party to go on for themselves by extracting more from compliant citizens and businesses and borrowing from…
Vietnamese PM Chinh arrives in China for World Economic Forum meeting
PM Chinh will deliver speeches, co-chair a dialogue with leaders of WEF’s corporations with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, chair a forum with innovative…
Thailand’s SDG score on hunger, food security falls
Academics call on the government to address food-related issues as malnutrition remains one of the leading causes of death in the country.
Philippines among 10 worst countries for workers for 8th straight year
In the group’s Global Rights Index 2024 report released on June 12, the country received a rating of 5—the same as last year—on a scale of 1 (sporadic violation of rights)…
Indonesia readies 1,000 ha of land to build eco-city project near Nusantara
The Land Bank Authority hopes investors will take an interest in the Penajam eco-city project, which is set to become commercial hub supporting the new capital city project.
Closing the gender gap: 2024 WEF report reveals “very little progress”
Overall, the gender gap is getting smaller, but given the current collective pace, it will take 134 years or five generations to reach full parity in 2158.
Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says
Escalating violence, labour shortages, and a depreciating currency have made it harder to do business in the Southeast Asian nation that has been in political and economic turmoil…
Women in India earn US$ 0.48 for every US$ 1.20 that men earn: WEF
India has slipped two spots to rank at 129 out of the 146 nations in the list of World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap index data released on Wednesday.