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Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) increased by 11.8 percent in July year-on-year, surpassing expectations, according to the country’s International Enterprise (IE).

Singapore's economy expanded 3.9 percent year on year in the second quarter of 2018, slightly above the advance estimate of 3.8 percent growth but lower than the median forecast of 4.1 percent.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that the volume of locally-assembled cars in July was estimated at 23,200 units, up 31.4 percent compared with the same period last year.

Increase in the prices of food and services pushed Singapore’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June up by 0.6 percent year-on-year, according to a joint report by the Singaporean Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) released on July 23.

Malaysia’s exports in March rose 2.2 percent against the same period last year and increased 2 percent month-on-month, according to the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.

The economy of the Republic of Korea is expected to grow 2.8 percent this year, as exports are likely to lose steam amid weaker private consumption, according to a private research institute.

President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse hosted the official welcome ceremony for the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s President Moon Jae-in and his spouse in Hanoi on March 23 morning.

The world's first robot ski tournament was held on the sidelines of this year's Winter Olympics, currently under way in PyeongChang, the Republic of Korea, Yonhap news agency reported.

Vietnamese rice exports have got off to a positive start right from the outset of the year, with promising signs from traditional rice importers like the Philippines and Indonesia.

Many motorbike owners are still unsure if the new E5 fuel being sold nationwide suits their vehicles, and authorities need to improve public awareness accordingly, officials admit.

The Republic of Korea's exports rose 9.6 percent in November from a year earlier to mark the 13th consecutive monthly gain, Yonhap news agency reported.

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) of Singapore said on November 23 that it decided to adjust the country’s economic forecast this year to 3-3.5 percent from an earlier prediction of 2-3 percent.

The Singapore economy expanded by 4.6 percent year on year in the third quarter of this year, the highest growth in three years, according to the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

Vietnam has launched its first energy efficiency network in Ho Chi Minh City.

Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry reported that the country’s GDP expanded 2.5 percent in the second quarter on a yearly basis.

Singapore’s inflation rate in April decreased 0.4 percent year-on-year, coming in below the 0.7 percent in the previous month, according to the latest report by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI).

Singapore’s economy grew by 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, a rise of 1.8 percent year – on –year, according to estimates by Ministry of Trade and Industry on January 3.

Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export in 2016 hit 2.4 billion USD, representing an increase of 30 percent from 2015 and exceeding the year target of 2.2 billion USD.

Thailand has proposed the imposition of anti-dumping duty at a maximum of 40.49 percent on Vietnam’s steel products imported into the country.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) and Myanmar have agreed to set up an organisation, dubbed the "Korea Desk" in Myanmar’s capital of Yangon to assist RoK firms in making inroads into the Myanmar market.