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Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth quickens to 7.09%

Published 06 Jan, 2025 11:39am

HANOI: Vietnam’s gross domestic product grew 7.09% last year, greater than the 5.05% expansion in 2023, driven by...

Temu told to suspend Vietnam operations, state media reports

Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:51am

HANOI: Chinese online retailer Temu has been told to suspend its operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an...

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force

Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:53am

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar troops and weaponry paraded through the military-built capital Naypyidaw to mark Independence Day...

Vietnam considers $58.7-bn high-speed railway

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

HANOI: Vietnam is considering building a high-speed railway that runs along the country’s length with a possible...

Vietnam facing ‘huge challenge’ to meet 2022 growth target, deputy PM says

Published 23 May, 2022 09:53am

HANOI: Vietnam has a big challenge to deliver on its economic growth target of 6.0% to 6.5% this year, due to...

World Bank approves $600mn funding for Philippine reforms

Published 11 Dec, 2021 10:40am

MANILA: The World Bank has approved a $600 million loan for a Philippine reform programme to position the Southeast...

Myanmar's Suu Kyi due to hear first verdict in junta trial

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:53am

NAYPYIDAW: Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi is expected to hear the verdict in her incitement trial on ...

Thai central bank offers more debt measures to ease Covid-19 impact

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

BANGKOK: Thailand's central bank has approved additional measures to assist debtors affected by the country's...

Thailand reports record daily number of 1,582 coronavirus cases

Published 16 Apr, 2021 11:49am

No new deaths were reported. The new cases took the total number of infections to 39,038, with deaths remaining at 97.

Vietnam Q1 GDP up 4.48% y/y, underpinned by exports

Published 29 Mar, 2021 12:14pm

The GSO data is traditionally released before the end of the reporting period and is often subject to revision.

Japan says considering response to Myanmar's military coup

Published 15 Mar, 2021 12:52pm

This remark comes after South Korea said it will suspend defence exchanges with Myanmar and ban arm exports to the country after last month's military coup and violent suppression of pro-democracy protests.

Apple lobbies for India incentives as it plans iPad assembly

Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:11pm

Foxconn will invest up to $1 billion to expand a factory in southern India where the Taiwanese contract manufacturer assembles iPhones, Reuters reported previously.

Australia's Woodside, Japan's Suzuki Motor halt some activity in Myanmar

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

Access to some infrastructure limited - Woodside official.
Woodside planned to drill three wells offshore Myanmar this year.
Suzuki Moto says ops in plants remain suspended.

Malaysia reports 4,275 new coronavirus cases, highest daily infections

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:52pm

The Southeast Asian country also reported seven new fatalities, bringing the total number of deaths to 667.

Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus deaths

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:20pm

Indonesia has the highest number of coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 in Southeast Asia.

Malaysia buys AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, seeks more from China, Russia

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:31am

The government expects to receive the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in February, he added. Malaysia was the first country in Southeast Asia to strike a deal with the US drugmaker.

Vietnam Nov trade surplus narrows to $546mn vs $2.94bn surplus in Oct

Published 14 Dec, 2020 11:38am

The Southeast Asian country recorded a trade surplus of $20.06 billion for the first 11 months of this year, the department said

Malaysia coast guard makes record $26mn meth seizure

Published 13 Dec, 2020 04:33pm

A chase ensured after a lone 26-year-old man aboard refused to stop. He subsequently jumped off the vessel and was arrested, the coastguard said in a statement.

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34
Petrol/Litre / Jun 5	381.78
Diesel/Litre / Jun 5	380.78

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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