SINGAPORE – Wage growth in Singapore is expected to ease in this year and the next, with hiring sentiment turning cautious and fewer job vacancies than unemployed persons, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The trade-related cluster is likely to continue trimming headcount as well, particularly in the electronics and precision engineering industries within manufacturing, […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Long Son Petrochemical Complex plays a significant role in supporting other sectors. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung last week asked Thailand’s SCG Group to accelerate the construction of a petrochemical complex project which cost an investment of US$5.2 billion. Long Son Petrochemical Complex (LSP) is expected to serve the operations of […]
Read More[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia is trying to overcome its reliance on low-skilled foreign workers as it tries to move up the economic ladder. But that’s hurting some key industries in the country. The country aims to reduce the number of overseas workers by more than 130,000 in five years, while getting companies to hire more high-skilled […]
Read MoreStarting Friday, the commerce departments in Takeo, Kampot, and Koh Kong will be able to issue the ‘D form’ of the certificate of origin (CO), facilitating export operations for traders in the provinces. With effect from Nov 1, exporters and traders in Takeo, Kampot, and Koh Kong no longer have to travel to the capital […]
Read MoreDeveloping countries in Asia and the Pacific will need to collectively find $1.5 trillion per year until 2030 to finance sorely needed infrastructure developments. That’s the message from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) which yesterday released a new book entitled ‘Infrastructure Financing in Asia.’ The book, edited by ADB’s vice president for knowledge management and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnamese companies need to prepare because European companies will flock to the domestic market in about next five years. The Vietnamese finance industry is expected to see significant changes as there will be a more open market for foreign enterprises under the country’s commitments in new generation free trade deals, experts said. Under […]
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