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Temu told to suspend Vietnam operations, state media reports

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

Published 05 Dec, 2024 11:51am

World

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force

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

Published 04 Jan, 2023 11:53am

Business & Finance

Vietnam considers $58.7-bn high-speed railway

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

Published 15 Aug, 2022 05:41am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 23 May, 2022 09:53am

World

World Bank approves $600mn funding for Philippine reforms

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

Published 11 Dec, 2021 10:40am

World

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

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

Updated 28 Nov, 2021 10:53am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 21 Aug, 2021 04:21am

World

Thailand reports record daily number of 1,582 coronavirus cases

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

Published 16 Apr, 2021 11:49am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 29 Mar, 2021 12:14pm

World

Japan says considering response to Myanmar's military coup

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.

Published 15 Mar, 2021 12:52pm

Business & Finance

Apple lobbies for India incentives as it plans iPad assembly

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

Published 18 Feb, 2021 01:11pm

Business & Finance

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

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.

Published 02 Feb, 2021 05:51pm

World

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

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

Published 23 Jan, 2021 05:52pm

World

Indonesia reports record daily rise in coronavirus deaths

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

Published 19 Jan, 2021 02:20pm

World

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

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.

Published 22 Dec, 2020 09:31am

Business & Finance

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

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

Published 14 Dec, 2020 11:38am

World

Malaysia coast guard makes record $26mn meth seizure

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.

Published 13 Dec, 2020 04:33pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 23	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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