The Comac C919 is China's first medium-haul passenger jet aircraft and it's a direct challenger to the Boeing B737 and the Airbus A320. ( read original story ...)
China’s auto sales to grow slightly in next five years, industry body predicts
China's auto market, the world's biggest, is expected to grow only slightly in the next five years, the country's top auto industry body said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Kazakhstan to exchange Financial Account Information with OECD by year-end
NUR-SULTAN. Sept 4 (Interfax-Kazakhstan) – Kazakhstan for the first time will exchange regarding financial accounts between tax authorities of the OECD countries, First Deputy Prime Minister Alikhan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Second-Quarter GDP Slump May Be Worse Than Expected as Leadership Race Looms: Reuters Poll
Japan's economy likely shrank more than previously estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the challenge ... ( read original story ...)
People’s Bank launches ‘Made in Sri Lanka’ loans programme in Matara
People’s Bank, together with the Industrial Development Board (IDB), launched the “Made in Sri Lanka” Loans Programme in keeping with the Government’s “Vistas of Prosperity” National Policy ... ( read original story ...)
Fire rages on supertanker off Sri Lanka, one crew presumed dead
A Philippine crew member missing from a supertanker hit by fire off the Sri Lankan coast is presumed dead, a spokesman for the navy of the Indian Ocean nation said on Friday. The fire was still raging ... ( read original story ...)
Podcast: Bulldozing ASEAN’s Digital Divide
Southeast Asia may be mad for social media, but peek behind the smartphone mania and the skills to get a job in the new economy or take a small business online are still in short supply. As the ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey – Factors to Watch on Sept 4
Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Friday. The lira stood at 7.45 against the U.S. dollar at 0410 GMT, little changed from its close on Thursday after ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam Seeks to Boost Fisheries Exports to Keep Growth Swimming
(Bloomberg) -- Vietnam is trying to reverse a decline in fisheries shipments, one of the country’s biggest dollar earners, to keep its economy growing amid the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia September 4
The steering committee for COVID-19 prevention and control, at a meeting in Hanoi on September 3, therefore assigned the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health to help ... ( read original story ...)