Padini aims to maintain profit margin despite cost issues
Analysts believe Padini Holdings Bhd is on the right track despite a challenging retail market.
Philippine central bank rejects rate-cut call
Philippine central bank governor Eli Remolona has pushed back against the rate cut outlook given by the country’s finance chief,…
Regulators raid Toyota offices over safety scandal, stock falls
Toyota Motor Corp and other carmakers embroiled in a fresh certification scandal halted shipments of a handful of models and…
Inflation cools further as policy pivot hopes rise
South Korea’s inflation eased more than expected in May, nudging the central bank an inch closer to joining global peers…
Thai SMEs facing problems accessing credit
Thailand needs to urgently resolve problems of credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), which are key for the…
Panel approves tariff cut for rice and commodities
A Philippine inter-agency panel led by the president has approved lower tariffs on rice and extended existing tariff cuts on…
Seoul to extend tax cuts for fruit imports
Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok says the government will extend tariff reduction on fruit imports and introduce the lower-tariff scheme for…
Foreign investors’ net selling exceeds US$2.3bil
Foreign investors have net sold Vietnamese stocks on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange with a value of 58 trillion…
Rice exporters divided on minimum export price
There should be a minimum export price for Vietnamese rice to prevent companies from engaging in price wars, undercutting each…