USD/NZD price rises to 1.7400
The yen depreciated again to 152. On October 7th, the yen fell to 152 yen per dollar in the New York foreign exchange market, reaching this level for the first time in approximately eight months […]
Economy
Japan Strives to Sign Free Trade Agreements with African Countries
On August 21st, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced at the Ninth International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) held in Yokohama that a preparatory committee would be established to strengthen economic cooperation with Africa. This […]
Japan’s machine tool orders grew 4% in July
Data released by the Japan Machine Tool Builders’ Association (JMMA) on August 21st showed that total machine tool orders (confirmed value) rose 4% year-on-year in July to 128.3 billion yen, marking the first month of […]
Singapore Raises 2025 Economic Growth Forecast
The report noted that Singapore’s economy grew by 4.4% year-on-year in the second quarter, slightly higher than the 4.1% growth in the first quarter. On a seasonally adjusted quarter-on-quarter basis, Singapore’s economy expanded by 1.4% […]
Singapore’s economy grew 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter
Singapore news: Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) released data on the 14th showing that the country’s economy grew 4.3% year-on-year in the second quarter, higher than the 4.1% in the first quarter of […]
ASEAN, the EU and the United States are China’s top three trading partners
In May, imports and exports totaled 3.81 trillion yuan, up 2.7% from the same period last year. Among them, exports grew 6.3% and imports fell 2.1%. Lu Daliang, Director of the Statistics and Analysis Department […]
The urbanization rate of 10 provinces in China exceeds 70%
Since the reform and opening up, my country’s urbanization rate has increased rapidly. According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2024, my country’s urban permanent population will be 943.5 […]
Tariffs affect Singapore’s export recovery
Against the backdrop of a more complex global trade environment and rising policy uncertainty, Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) in April 2025 increased by 12.4% year-on-year, the largest monthly increase in nearly nine months. Although […]
China-Latin America and the Caribbean trade volume exceeds US$518.4 billion in 2024
Reporters learned from the Ministry of Commerce today (13th) that in recent years, China’s economic and trade cooperation with Latin American and Caribbean countries has continued to expand and achieved a series of fruitful results. […]
Chinese soybeans, the first to decouple
According to a report on the Singapore Lianhe Zaobao website on April 11, the escalation of the Sino-US trade war has affected China’s purchase of US agricultural products, and Chinese soybean traders have turned to […]