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Ministry urges businesses to allow work from home to save fuel

Ministry urges businesses to allow work from home to save fuel

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade has encouraged businesses to adopt remote working arrangements to conserve fuel, as supply faces mounting pressure due to instability in the Middle East.
Rice export volume rises 5% in first 2 months

Rice export volume rises 5% in first 2 months

Zero fuel import tariffs proposed to stabilize supply

Zero fuel import tariffs proposed to stabilize supply

Over 60,000 Singapore families to benefit from higher income ceiling for pre-school, childcare subsidies

Over 60,000 Singapore families to benefit from higher income ceiling for pre-school, childcare subsidies

Singapore will raise the gross monthly income ceiling for households to qualify for childcare and kindergarten fee subsidies, which is set to benefit more than 60,000 families.
March 9, 2026 | 01:03 am PT
Cambodia strengthens control over retail fuel sales

Cambodia strengthens control over retail fuel sales

Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce has called on the public and fuel station operators across the country to avoid hoarding fuel to ensure a stable supply.
March 7, 2026 | 11:04 pm PT
Philippines switches to 4-day work week as Iran war pushes oil prices up

Philippines switches to 4-day work week as Iran war pushes oil prices up

Oil-poor Philippines is to shift to a four-day work week with fuel prices set to rocket up amid the Iran war, President Ferdinand Marcos said.
March 7, 2026 | 06:15 pm PT
How to fetch refund for used plastic bottles in Singapore

How to fetch refund for used plastic bottles in Singapore

From April 1, consumers who return eligible cans and bottles for recycling can receive 10-cent (US$0.08) refunds credited to PayLah! e-wallet.
March 7, 2026 | 06:02 pm PT
Rich Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears

Rich Asians look to move Dubai assets closer to home on Iran war fears

Soon after ​the first Iranian missile and drone attacks on Dubai last week, two Indian entrepreneurs based there tried to move more than US$100,000 each from their local bank ‌accounts to Singapore to hedge risk.
March 7, 2026 | 12:36 am PT
Central province sells 30 kg of gold

Central province sells 30 kg of gold

Ha Tinh Province in central Vietnam has announced the sale of nearly 30 kg of gold for more than VND142 billion (US$5.4 million).
March 6, 2026 | 01:04 am PT
Singapore workers near bottom while ASEAN peers lead Asia-Pacific in workplace happiness

Singapore workers near bottom while ASEAN peers lead Asia-Pacific in workplace happiness

Workers in Singapore are the second unhappiest in the Asia-Pacific region, contrasting with their ASEAN peers, who ranked as the happiest, a survey has found.
March 5, 2026 | 03:18 pm PT
Durian exports surge 275% in January

Durian exports surge 275% in January

Durian exports jumped by 275% year-on-year in January to over US$117 million, according to customs data.
March 5, 2026 | 03:12 pm PT
Agro-forestry-fishery exports up over 17% in first two months

Agro-forestry-fishery exports up over 17% in first two months

Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports rose 17.1% year-on-year to an estimated US$11.3 billion in the first two months.
March 5, 2026 | 12:21 am PT
Vietnam emerges as global economic growth leader: Harvard, S&P research

Vietnam emerges as global economic growth leader: Harvard, S&P research

Vietnam is among the global bright spots in economic growth and manufacturing expansion, according to the latest studies, including from the U.S.’s Harvard University and U.S. economic analysis firm S&P Global.
March 4, 2026 | 03:02 am PT
Southeast Asian aviation hubs gain from Middle East flight disruptions

Southeast Asian aviation hubs gain from Middle East flight disruptions

Major Southeast Asian aviation hubs such as Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport are likely to benefit from a surge in travel demand after widespread flight disruptions across the Middle East.
March 3, 2026 | 08:03 pm PT
Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production

Global oil and gas prices soar as Iran crisis disrupts shipping, production

Global oil and gas prices have jumped as the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran halted energy exports from the ​Middle East, closed navigation in the Gulf and forced production stoppages.
March 3, 2026 | 06:23 pm PT
Vietnamese exporters face rising costs, delays as Middle East tensions disrupt Red Sea

Vietnamese exporters face rising costs, delays as Middle East tensions disrupt Red Sea

Vietnamese companies have reported higher logistics, insurance and raw material costs due to escalating Middle East tensions, prompting revisions to financial plans, pricing and delivery schedules for forthcoming orders.
March 3, 2026 | 01:12 am PT
Hong Kong residency scheme attracts $12B from foreign investors after 2 years

Hong Kong residency scheme attracts $12B from foreign investors after 2 years

Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency initiative has drawn about HKD95 billion (US$12 billion) from more than 1,700 investors in its first two years.
March 2, 2026 | 08:38 pm PT
Indonesia offers free durians to spur Gen Z’s interest in marriage

Indonesia offers free durians to spur Gen Z’s interest in marriage

Religious affairs offices (KUA) across Indonesia, which oversee marriage registrations, have employed various tactics to boost young people’s interest in tying the knot, including giving out durians to marrying couples.
March 2, 2026 | 12:58 am PT
Singapore’s top banks attract $61B from Asia’s rich

Singapore’s top banks attract $61B from Asia’s rich

Singapore’s three largest banks attracted a combined SGD77 billion (US$61 billion) in net new wealth last year, as geopolitical tensions and trade uncertainty drove Asia’s affluent to shift more assets into the city-state.
February 27, 2026 | 06:57 pm PT
New Singapore scam trend sees victims handing gold bars to fraudsters

New Singapore scam trend sees victims handing gold bars to fraudsters

Victims are increasingly persuaded to purchase gold bars and hand them over to scam syndicates, as such transactions are harder for authorities to trace, Singapore police said.
February 27, 2026 | 12:02 am PT
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