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Vietnam’s aircraft orders are soaring. Now it wants the financing at home

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GoTo earnings forecast tops estimates after cost reductions

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FILE PHOTO: Workers load fresh oil palm fruit bunches from Melati Hanjalipan cooperative palm oil plantation in Hanjalipan village, East Kotawaringin, Central Kalimantan province, Indonesia, July 22, 2025. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/File Photo
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Indonesia’s palm oil export demand cools as Middle East conflict lifts freight, insurance costs

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Ringgit’s rebound tests Malaysian exporters as Singdollar remains resilient

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Thai Air to raise fares as fuel costs soar and demand surges

The carrier will raise ticket prices by 10% to 15%, as its Europe flights in March reach 90% of seat capacity

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Malaysia has enough supplies to maintain subsidised transport fuel price, PM Anwar says

The Cabinet will hold a special meeting on Friday to review the country’s fiscal position

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KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Julai -- Pengguna menggunakan petrol RON95 pada kenderaan mereka ketika tinjaun fotoBernama di Petronas Jalan Bangsar hari ini. Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim semalam mengumumkan harga petrol RON95 akan turun lebih rendah iaitu RM1.99 seliter selepas penyasaran subsidi bahan bakar itu dilaksanakan kelak. Langkah itu tentunya bakal memberi manfaat kepada sekitar 18 juta pemandu kereta dan penunggang motosikal termasuk belia seawal usia 16 tahun dan pekerja gig. Anwar, yang juga Menteri Kewangan berkata kerajaan juga kekal dengan rancangan menyasarkan subsidi petrol RON95 dengan perincian bakal diumumkan menjelang akhir September 2025. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) HAK CIPTA TERPELIHARA
ASEAN Business

Indonesia lawmakers grill candidates for top regulator jobs after market turmoil

Parliament is considering 10 candidates for a total of five vacancies at the agency, known by its Indonesian abbreviation OJK

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ASEAN Business

Vietnam taps fuel fund to steady prices amid risks of shortages

The government begins disbursing money from its fuel price stabilisation fund starting midnight on Tuesday

VietnamOil prices
People queue to buy petrol at a petrol station after Vietnam's trade ministry called on local businesses to encourage their employees to work from home to save fuel amid disruptions in supply and price surges triggered by the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 10, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Khanh Vu
ASEAN Business

Thai economic growth seen uneven and below potential: central bank minutes

Growth is expected to be about 2 per cent this year

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Workers at Taiwanese automotive electronics solutions company E-lead Electronic’s first Thai factory, which overtook its Chinese counterpart in 2023 to become the firm’s largest production base. 
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Vietnam’s aircraft orders are soaring. Now it wants the financing at home

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The Philippine chairmanship of Asean in a year of strategic tension

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a speech as he leads the launch of the Philippines chairmanship of Asean in 2026 in a ceremony held in Manila on November 14, 2025. 
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Three challenges to South-east Asia’s technology ambitions

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The Bac Lieu wind farm phase 1 and phase 2 in Nha Mat Ward, Vinh Trach Dong Commune, Bac Lieu city is located next to the mangroves. This wind farm has been in operation for 10 years. 
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From Shell to Singapore Airlines: the potential winners and losers as volatile oil prices hover under US$100

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FILE PHOTO: A worker operates valves at the Rumaila oil field, as the country cuts nearly 1.5 million barrels per day of output amid halted exports following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, in Basra, Iraq, March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Essam Al-Sudani/File Photo
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