Singapore (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Singapore’s construction sector is poised to take a hard hit from the Covid-19 outbreak in the short-term, and is now expected to contract sharply by 10.3 per cent this year in real terms, according to Fitch Solutions. This is down from its previous forecast of a 3.2 per cent contraction, […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, April 29 — The Malaysia Singapore Coffee Shop Proprietors’ General Association (MSCSPGA) urged Putrajaya today to clarify whether eateries, including coffeeshop operators, are also allowed to operate with full capacity with no time restrictions during the fourth phase of the movement control order (MCO) Datuk Hu Su Mong, the president of the association […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – With the annual garment revenues of US$39 billion, Vietnam holds the potential of becoming a face mask manufacturing hub. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved a plan on exporting surgical masks, Covid-19 drugs, and medical equipment after the country reported no coronavirus cases in the community for 10 days. The products […]
Read MoreLemongrass has been included in Cambodia’s list of exported goods to international markets. The update was provided by Veng Sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, who said that Cambodia can now export its lemongrass. The news followed Cambodia’s recent export of 0.02 tons of lemongrass to the Republic of Korea. Though the amount of […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – The number of people working in Singapore, excluding maids, plunged by 19,900 in the first three months of the year as the early impact of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted economic activity. The drop in employment was the sharpest quarterly contraction since the severe acute respiratory syndrome (Sars) outbreak, when employment fell by 24,000 in the second quarter […]
Read MoreAs the COVID-19 pandemic changes the global business landscape, jamu (herbal medicine) producers are playing a growing role in the Indonesian economy. National jamu sales in 2019 generated Rp 21.5 trillion (US$1.38 billion) in revenue, up 13.1 percent from Rp 19 trillion in 2018, according to the Indonesian Jamu and Traditional Medicine Producers Group (GP-Jamu). While this year’s figure remains indeterminable due […]
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