Thai and Vietnamese business leaders are seeking opportunities to collaborate across key industries, aiming to drive mutual benefits and strengthen the economic partnership between the two nations, ...
Iran war anxiety sends global container shipping rates soaring
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, June 10 (Reuters) - The cost of shipping a container of goods from Asia to the United States has doubled since the start of the Iran war, driven by spiking fuel prices ...
India, Vietnam… and the question the music business keeps avoiding
Bill Werde, Director of the Bandier Program at Syracuse University, argues that the freemium model championed by YouTube and Spotify may now be holding back growth in the world’s ...
Green transition creates fresh opportunities for Vietnam–Canada partnership
Rahul Malhotra, owner of RM Venturex, said the forum provided businesses with valuable insights into opportunities for deeper Vietnam–Canada cooperation. He noted that support from diplomatic channels ...
Vietnam allows coal miners to raise output to meet power generation demand
Vietnam will allow domestic coal mining companies to raise their output to meet the country's rising demand for power generation, the government said on Wednesday.
Japan business mood sours in April-June as Middle East war hits
TOKYO, June 11 (Reuters) - Japanese business sentiment soured in April-June for the first time in four quarters, a government survey showed on Thursday, a sign of growing economic pain from the Middle ...
Bangladesh’s GDP crosses $500 billion mark for first time, but structural challenges persist
Bangladesh’s economy has crossed the $500 billion mark for the first time, with GDP reaching $501 billion in FY26. While growth and per capita income improved, economists warn that weak investment, sl ...
BNM, World Bank and UNDP release report on nature-related financial risks in Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), the World Bank Group and the United Nations Development Programme Biodiversity Finance Initiative (UNDP BIOFIN) ...
Iraq strengthens financial cooperation with UK
Representatives of the Iraqi banking sector expanded economic and financial cooperation between Iraq and the United Kingdom.
Treasury Secretary Bessent unveils fresh sanctions in Iran crackdown
The U.S. Treasury Department is doubling down on its Operation Economic Fury against Iran. Economic Fury is the U.S. Treasury's sanctions campaign of "maximum economic pressure" on Iran, run by the ...