A Seoul court of appeals, reversing a ruling by a district court, ordered Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. on Thursday to pay compensation of 100 million won (US$74,750) to four children of a deceased South Korean victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia will lead the coordination between ASEAN countries and India to improve aspects of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the two parties, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
He sa…
KUALA LUMPUR, RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has revised its 2024 headline inflation projection downward to 2.1 per cent from a previous 2.6 per cent forecast.
It expects core inflation to average 2.0 per cent in 2024, the research bank said in a …
KUALA LUMPUR, Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves rose to US$115.9 billion (US$1=RM4.36) as at Aug 15, 2024, from US$114.7 billion as at July 31, 2024.
In a statement today, the central bank said the reserves position was sufficient …
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia’s economic growth may achieve or even surpass the 5.0 per cent target in 2024, according to the Malaysian Institute of Economic Research (MIER).
In its monthly economic review for July 2024, MIER said the growth will be drive…