Eighty per cent of the 4.7 million employees at FDI enterprises in Vietnam have no training certificates, and around 60 per cent of FDI enterprises have said it is difficult to find high-quality human resources. Limitations in labor quality lead to other consequences, not only lost investment opportunities but also widening the gap between local […]
Read MoreCredit cards and personal loans top the many types of debt burdening Thai people since their daily life became affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by Suan Dusit Rajabhat University, or Suan Dusit Poll. The poll was conducted online between Nov 22-25 on 1,059 people throughout the country who have been in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Government still borrowed less in 10 months this year, even as it jacked up its 2021 borrowing target by 16 percent from last year. Based on data from the Bureau of the Treasury, the government has borrowed P2.75 trillion from domestic and foreign lenders as of end-October, dipping six percent from P2.92 […]
Read MoreCambodia licensed new foreign direct investments totalling $39 billion in the first semester this year, a year-on-year increase of 9.6 percent, the National Bank of Cambodia’ s statistics showed today. China was the largest source of registered foreign investment with $17.3 billion or 44.2 percent of the total registered investment capital. South Korea ranked second […]
Read MoreThe government is inching towards the introduction of an excise tax on salty, processed foods, says Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith. While declining to specify the date of tax enforcement and tax rates, he said Thais consume more than 3,600 milligrammes of sodium per person daily, higher than the World Health Organization’s recommendation of no more […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s inflation rate in October, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 2.9% from a year ago due to an increase in transport costs as well as prices in other segments including housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels. For the period of January to October, the country’s CPI grew 2.3% […]
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