High-end apartment prices continued increasing in the second quarter, according to the Ministry of Construction (MOC). Some projects are being offered at high prices of VND650-800 million per square meter. In the second quarter of the year, banks eased lending interest rates and offered a series of preferential credit packages to support home buyers. About […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s economy grew by 16.1 per cent in the second quarter this year, compared with 2020 when a strict movement control order (MCO) was first imposed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But restrictions since May in a bid to curb a new wave of infections have resulted in the gross domestic product (GDP) declining by […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The stricter lockdown measures aimed to slow the spread of the more infectious COVID Delta variant pose serious challenges to the economy and the labor market, a Department of Finance official said. Finance Undersecretary and chief economist Gil Beltran said the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region […]
Read MoreThai rice exports are expected to continue to increase for the rest of this year, helped by the weak baht and relatively low prices. Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said he was bullish about Thai rice export prospects for the remaining months of 2021 after exports tallied only 2.8 million […]
Read MoreThe result is expected to lead to more pilot IATA Travel Pass flights. Vietnam Airlines has successfully trialed the digital health passport application – the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Travel Pass on the flight from Noi Bai International Airport to Narita Airport (Tokyo, Japan) on August 12. The successful trial shows the national flag […]
Read MoreTHE Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is temporarily lifting some work permit renewal and other conditions to ease the labour crunch in the construction, marine shipyard and process (CMP) sectors amid Covid-19 border closures. Experienced construction workers whose work permits have been terminated will also be given a 30-day window to find new jobs – rather […]
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