After long expectations, EU businesses now have unprecedented market access to Vietnam’s inland shipping services, which heralds a great deal more competition as well as mounting pressure on the local seaport infrastructure. International container shipping company Maersk Line, the largest subsidiary of Danish business conglomerate Maersk Group, can now expand their business activities in the […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 13 — Being able to balance work with life and having flexible working hours are key factors for Malaysian employees who are happy at work, while feeling that they could be paid more by their employers is a leading cause of dissatisfaction, a recent survey has shown. In the survey by market […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is seen booking the highest unemployment rate in Southeast Asia, with about eight million Filipinos expected to lose their jobs as the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic continues to overwhelm the economy, according to Maybank ATR Kim Eng. In its ASEAN economics report titled “Labour market: Retrenchments and Recovery,” […]
Read MoreThe Government’s relief and credit packages are now vital to help HCM City travel firms survive the coronavirus crisis, a top official in the city Department of Tourism has said. The domestic tourism sector, which had only recently started to recover, has suffered another setback with the return of coronavirus, Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, the department’s […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Some industries have experienced a pickup in business activities following the slight easing of movement restrictions in Metro Manila and other urban centers in June, according to the Department of Finance (DOF). In a series of meetings with the private sector in the third week of July, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Banks here say they keep a strong local core in the workforce, while growing the pipeline of local talent. Their responses come as the Monetary Authority of Singapore urged financial institutions to groom Singaporean leaders and grow the talent pool. Standard Chartered said on Wednesday (Aug 12) that staff levels here have grown from […]
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