Malaysia’s industrial output grew faster than expected in September 2025, as manufacturing activity accelerated and electricity generation gained, official data on Friday showed.
Malaysia’s central bank kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged as expected on Thursday, drawing comfort from resilient economic growth and tame inflation.
Thailand's Board of Investment said on Thursday that it will provide up to 5 billion baht (US$153 million) in funds to strengthen industrial competitiveness and develop skills, the first time the agency has offered direct financial support instead of tax incentives.
Asian shares rose on Thursday, reversing a steep sell-off from the previous session after better-than-expected US economic data drew investors back into markets trading near record highs.
Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales fell 9.9% to 61,497 units in October from a year earlier, reversing a 2.8% increase in September, data from the China Passenger Car Association showed on Tuesday.
China announced an initiative on Tuesday to increase imports, promoting itself as a super-sized market opportunity even as its trade surpluses with other countries swell amid frictions with the United States.