The digital economy in Vietnam accounts for about 8.2% of GDP. The development potential of the Internet and digital economy components is still quite large. Unleashing this resource will contribute to socio-economic growth and improve national competitiveness. Three components of the digital economy There is no unified definition of the digital economy in the world, […]
Read MoreThais lead the world in online shopping following a behavioural shift during the pandemic as people move towards e-marketplaces, says Wunderman Thompson, a global marketing communications agency. This was reported in the company’s Future Shopper 2021, a global survey of 28,000 respondents in 17 markets, including 1,025 from Thailand across the X, Y and Z […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s labour market continued to recover in May, latest figures from the Ministry of Manpower showed on Thursday (July 1). The resident unemployment rate, which covers Singapore citizens and permanent residents, fell for the seventh consecutive month. It declined to 3.8 per cent, from 3.9 per cent in the preceding month. Meanwhile, unemployment among […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Thursday after the release of economic indicators in the United States (US) boosted the greenback, a dealer said. At 9.02 am, the local note fell to 4.1550/1580 versus the US dollar from 4.1480/1500 at Wednesday’s close. ActivTrades trader, Dyogenes Rodrigues Diniz said the US […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Inflation likely eased to 4.3 percent in June after a three-month stay at 4.5 percent amid the decline in food prices as supply side shocks have been addressed, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno expects inflation to settle at 4.3 percent in June. “Higher prices of domestic […]
Read MoreAs a means of fulfilling the set growth target of 6.5% for the entire year, economic growth in the second half of the year must reach over 7%. To meet this year’s GDP growth target of 6.5%, the growth rate during the remaining months of the year must climb to over 7%, posing a great […]
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