Thailand’s cross-border trade is expected to recover to growth of 3-6% this year, helped by Covid-19 vaccine distribution and the global economic recovery. According to Keerati Rushchano, director-general of the Foreign Trade Department, cross-border trade, which includes transit trade, is likely to generate 1.36 to 1.40 trillion baht, up from 1.31 trillion baht in 2020. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The headline IHS Markit Malaysia Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) – a composite single-figure indicator of manufacturing performance – dipped to 47.7 in February from 48.9 in January. “This reading indicated a further moderation in the health of the manufacturing sector, although the deterioration was considerably less marked than that seen during the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Prices of basic goods and services likely eased in February, but the slowdown may not last long as inflation is expected to sharply rise in the coming months, according to London-based think tank Capital Economics. Headline inflation, which is the rate of increase in the consumer price index, may settle at 3.8 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE has recorded its first month-on-month decline in international arrivals since the Covid-19 pandemic hammered global travel early last year. Some 23,150 visitors showed up in January, according to Singapore Tourism Board (STB) data – down by 98.6 per cent on the 1.69 million guests in the year-ago period. The latest figure marks a 3.6 […]
Read MoreMany hotels have been put on sale in Nha Trang and Danang cities due to losses caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Many hotels in Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts, Danang City, have been put on sale after Tet. A 600 square metre four-star hotel on Vo Nguyen Giap Street with 19 floors and […]
Read MoreCambodian employers selected as among Asia’s best places to work in HR Asia’s annual competition are: AIA (Cambodia) Life Insurance Plc, Baker Tilly, Cambodia Beverage Co Ltd (bottlers of Coca Cola in the Kingdom), Cambrew Ltd, Canadia Bank PLC, Cellcard, Chip Mong Insee Cement Corp, CIMB Bank PLC, DHL Express (Cambodia) Ltd, EZECOM, Hong Leong Bank, […]
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