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Total employment grows for first time after four straight quarterly declines, jobless rate eases but still elevated, says Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower

SINGAPORE, April 28 — For the first time since Covid-19 struck, the total number of people in employment in Singapore — excluding foreign domestic workers — has expanded after four straight quarters of declines, early estimates from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) showed. Unemployment rates have also eased, although they remain “far from pre-pandemic levels”, […]

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49% of Vietnamese delete shopping apps on mobile devices

The increase in app deletions shows that Vietnamese e-commerce platforms need to improve the quality of services in order to retain customers. AppsFlyer and iPrice Group analyzed 12.4 million shopping app installs on Android devices in 2020 to learn about consumer behavior. The results showed that the removal rate of e-commerce applications in Vietnam was […]

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Philippines: Foreign arrivals plunge 98% in Q1

MANILA, Philippines — International arrivals in the first quarter declined by about 98 percent as the government imposed a travel ban on foreigners, tourism data obtained by The STAR showed. Visitor arrivals from January to March declined to 29,383, from 1.39 million during the same period last year. Inbound travel was still allowed in the […]

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Monetary Authority of Singapore: 2021 outlook dims for sectors worst-hit by Covid-19 but brightens for less affected ones

SINGAPORE, April 28 — Even though Singapore’s economic growth this year is expected to exceed the official four to six per cent forecast, the outlook for sectors worst-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic has deteriorated.  The worsening prognosis for these sectors, which include aviation and tourism, comes amid a global surge in Covid-19 cases and the […]

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