Asia pacific stock market

With winning stocks far outnumbering losers by 288 to 92, the VN-Index closed the day up 11.96 points to 876.46 points. Trading volume rocketed by 28.8% to 306 million shares while value soared 21.8% to VND5.2 trillion against the previous session. Block deals contributed VND1.1 trillion to the total value. … [Read more...] about Strong cash flow spurs stock market

“Falling global prices and low stocks have kept the market subdued, with farmers reluctant to release beans, in hopes that tightening supply may eventually support prices,” said a trader based in the region. … [Read more...] about Asia Coffee-Vietnam stocks low; trade picks up in Indonesia

Phnom Penh (VNA) - The National Assembly of Cambodia on June 4 adopted two draft laws on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) and on combating the financing of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) proliferation. Speaking at the assembly's session, Cambodian Interior Minister Sar Kheng said the country became a member of the Asia Pacific Group (APG) on Money Laundering in 2004 and as its member, the kingdom is required to follow international standards on combating money laundering, terrorist financing and WMD proliferation financing. According to the official, the draft law on AML and CFT is designed to combat money laundering and terrorist financing by identifying measures to control, prevent, crack down on and eliminate them. It also stipulates measures to freeze, restrain and seize assets in criminal proceedings, and to punish perpetrators. Meanwhile, the draft bill on combating the financing of WMD proliferation was aimed at controlling on providing … [Read more...] about Cambodia passes draft bills to curb money laundering, weapon financing

Total trading volume was VND5.24 trillion ($227.06 million) this session, up 22 percent over the previous, but much lower than last month's average of VND6.67 trillion ($289.02 million) a session. Over half of trading was attributed to stocks on the VN30, a basket of HoSE’s biggest caps. … [Read more...] about VN-Index up in fifth straight session

Bearing this in mind, what the “new norm” will look like and when we will get there is difficult to predict. It is one of the things that we as leaders need to admit is what we don’t know. We will be expected to show resilience and take on the tough realities of the day while inspiring our people with sharing our strong belief that we can power through the crisis. … [Read more...] about Leadership in times of crisis: Three traits to guide teams to the end of the tunnel