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Uniqlo shifting production to Vietnam

The Hanoitimes – China still remains Uniqlo its number 1 production hub, but Vietnam`s growing importance to the Japanese casual clothing chain did not go unnoticed. Major Uniqlo suppliers in Vietnam have increased about 40% since the brand first published a list of them in February 2017, a revised version of the company’s core partner factory […]

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Vietnam’s consumer confidence among world’s top 10 countries

The Hanoitimes – Vietnamese consumer confidence finished last year on a high note, which helped Vietnam continue to be ranked as the seventh most optimistic country in the world. According to the latest issue of the Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey, conducted in collaboration with Nielsen, Vietnam’s consumer confidence remained high last year though the […]

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Malaysia: Wages too low, says Bank Negara

ALTHOUGH the income levels of Malaysians have increased significantly over the years, voices of discontent are mounting over the decline in purchasing power. Low and depressed salaries are among the grouses of executives and non-executives amid the apparent lifestyle changes of Malaysians. With the rising cost of living, they lament that there is now less […]

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Vietnam licenses 28 overseas investment projects

The Hanoitimes – Vietnamese firms invested nearly US$150 million in 28 projects abroad in the first quarter of this year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) reported. Among the total, $123.6 million were poured in 23 new projects while the rest was invested in five existing projects. Finance-banking industry ranked top in […]

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Thailand: Colour-coded condo markets

Homebuyers and developers alike have been eagerly watching the progress of the new Orange, Pink and Yellow mass-transit lines that will serve the northern and eastern parts of the capital region. Construction is under way on the Orange Line and the developers of the Yellow and Pink monorail systems have secured financing for their projects.  Residential […]

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