SINGAPORE – Singapore’s labour market continued its recovery in the first quarter, with total employment growing for the first time since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. A report by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Thursday (June 17) showed that the total employment, excluding foreign domestic workers, rose by 12,200 in the first three […]
Read MoreVietnam aims to create a breakthrough in its ranking and join the top 50 countries in terms of open data and e-participation. Every Vietnamese is set to have their own digital identification stored in a QR code and a smartphone by 2025. The move was revealed in a national strategy to establish e-government and eventually […]
Read MoreTourism operators have voiced concerns over delays in vaccinations as this might derail the goal of reopening within 120 days, promised on Wednesday by the prime minister. The virus is mutating and many countries with a good record of controlling it such as Vietnam and Taiwan have faced fresh outbreaks, said Sisdivachr Cheewarattanaporn, president of […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore has tumbled from its top spot as the world’s most competitive economy to fifth place, but remains Asia’s top performing economy. The Republic ranked first in the past two years of the Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking, whose latest list was released on Thursday (June 17). IMD is based […]
Read MoreThe world is facing a growing threat from cybercrime, according to a report released yesterday by Moody’s Investors Service. The news could prove a major headache for Cambodia as terrorists, amateur hackers and even governments threaten to bring down infrastructure, as seen in last month’s attack on US power supplies, believed to have been launched […]
Read MoreThailand has climbed one spot to 28th in the 2021 world competitiveness rankings conducted by the Institute for Management Development (IMD), supported by improvements in employment and public finances. However, its neighbours Malaysia and Indonesia saw bigger increases. The former rose two places to 25th while the latter advanced three spots to 37th. IMD, a […]
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