JAKARTA -- Indonesia aims to secure an investment of 120 million U.S. dollars by 2025 to bolster its national economy, Minister of Investment Rosan Roeslani said on Monday.
"The investment target for next year is around 120 million dollars for both foreign and domestic investments," Roeslani stated in Jakarta. (Indonesia-Investment)
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TOKYO -- The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will extend its trading hours by 30 minutes starting Tuesday, shifting the market's closing time from 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the first such adjustment in 70 years.
The TSE's trading schedule will be 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., with a one-hour lunch break, resuming from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. for a total of five and a half hours. (Japan-Stock-Trading)
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HANOI -- Vietnam's seafood export value exceeded 1 billion U.S. dollars in October, marking the first time since June 2022 the figure reached the 1 billion-dollar mark, Vietnam News cited the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers as reporting on Monday.
Le Hang, the association's communication director, said China was the Vietnam's biggest and fastest-growing seafood importer in October with the significant surge of 37 percent. (Vietnam-Seafood Exports)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's stock investor confidence remained bullish in October, mainly thanks to the government's economic stimulus measures and a policy rate cut by the central bank, a survey showed on Monday.
The investor confidence index, which predicts market conditions over the next three months, stood at 160.66 last month, easing from 175.64 in September but remaining in the "very bullish" zone for the second straight month, according to the Federation of Thai Capital Market Organizations (FETCO). (Thailand-Stock Investor) ■
