KUALA LUMPUR, The ringgit appreciated against the US dollar and other major currencies at the close today, driven by positive sentiment ahead of the tabling of the national budget this Friday, said SPI Asset Management managing director Stephen Innes….
South Korea added more than 100,000 jobs for the third consecutive month in September, but jobs in the construction sector fell by the most ever amid an industry slowdown, data showed Wednesday.
The number of employed people came to 28.84 million las…
KUALA LUMPUR, Bursa Malaysia closed lower in tandem with the weak performance across the region following a negative cue from global equities overnight with strong selling In technology stocks, said an analyst.
At 5 pm, the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI (…
South Koreans voted Wednesday to elect the education chief of Seoul and four local government heads, with the result expected to serve as a litmus test of public sentiment since the April general elections.
Up for grabs in Wednesday’s by-elections ar…
Expectations are rising that the South Korean government will take follow-up measures in the wake of Friday’s much-anticipated cut in interest rates by the Bank of Korea.
The BOK’s move, marking the first pivot in 38 months, came as the country’s inf…