Economy
Taiwan's export orders edge up amid rising China, US demand
Taiwan's export orders edge up amid rising China, US demand
The 1.9% rise ended 6 depressing months.
Chart of the Day: Electronic NODX down 16.4%
Exports of parts of PCs decreased by 27.9% in September.
ThaiBev donates S$150,000 to SGX Bull Charge
Contributions for 2012 have crossed the $1 million mark.
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New business registrations thriving despite slowdown
Registrations for the third quarter climbed to 14,243 from the previous year.
Gotcha! Wholesale trader jailed for falsified GST registration
Cheater sentenced to six weeks behind bars and a $300k penalty.
Amid souring GDP China will still avoid a hard landing: Fitch
Stimulus could lift economic growth to 8% by end-2012 and in 2013.
More economic downgrades loom for Singapore
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Only 1 in 10 Chinese companies plan for acquisitions next year
Find out what is restraining M&A activity among Chinese corporates.
Two awful charts pointing where Singapore economy is heading
One major factor beside weaker external demand drags the economy.
These numbers show China is finally doing a rebound
Even amid GDP growth slowing to 7.4% from 7.6% in Q2.
India current account deficit surge to 4.9% of GDP
Blame it on the sharp widening of trade deficit to 12.2% of GDP.
Should Singapore retain tight monetary policy even if economy skirted recession?
Growth in the third quarter could be even worse than feared, note experts.
Taiwan export orders to inch just a tad higher
The expected 2% rise is far worse than China's imports by market export growth.
Malaysia's September inflation forecast to remain benign
The headline number is expected to register 1.4% YoY.
Chart of the Day: Total trade down 3.7%
This follows the 7.1% decrease in the previous month.
Why tech exports won't recover in Q4
Growth drivers like external demand and wholesale trade remain weak overall.
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