East Asian Economic News 　　*Despite the serious effect of the financial crisis, the export volume of the Philippines from January to November in 1998 was US$26.9 billion, 17.47 percent higher than that of the same period last year, according to a report of the Philippine statistics bureau. 　　*Thailand in 1998 attracted direct foreign investment of US$ 7.6 billion which hit a record high. 　　The biggest investor is Japan, followed by the United States and Hong Kong. 　　*The foreign trade surplus of Malaysia reached Ringgit 51.5 billion by the end of last November, according to the statistics of the Malaysian government. 　　*By the end of last year, Japan's national post savings surplus was 251.4 trillion yen, which exceed 250 trillion for the first time, the Japanese Post Office said. 　　*The Indonesian President B.J. Habibie announced the nation's financial budget for 1999-2000. The total revenue and expenditure volume of the budget is about US$29 billion, which is 17.3 percent less than that of the same period last year. 　　 WorldNews 1999-01-06 Page7 Full Story in Chinese