September 26, 2024

Day: September 26, 2024

Thailand’s industrial output shrinks in August

Thailand’s industrial output contracted in August due to decreased auto production, higher production costs and flooding in the north, official data showed on Thursday.

The manufacturing production index (MPI) fell 1.91 percent last month from a yea…

1st LD Writethru: Chinese shares close higher Thursday

Chinese stocks closed higher Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 3.61 percent to 3,000.95 points.

The Shenzhen Component Index closed 4.44 percent higher at 8,916.65 points.

The combined turnover of stocks covered by the two in…

Japan launches H2A rocket carrying information gathering satellite

Japan launched an H2A rocket carrying an information-gathering satellite on Thursday after two postponements due to bad weather.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said the rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in the southwestern prefec…

Afghan Ministry inks 4 MoUs worth nearly 9 mln USD

The Afghan caretaker government’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation has inked four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with leading aid agencies to assist thousands of displaced and returnees in Afghanistan, the ministry said in a statement on We…