Vietnam’s consumer price index (CPI) is set to average 2.89% in 2021, below the government’s target of 4%. Inflationary pressure has forced central banks around the world, including those from Russia, Brazil, or Turkey, to raise their respective policy rates in the first quarter, but in case of Vietnam, inflation should not be a source […]
Read MoreAFP – Chinese tech giants are expanding in Singapore as they face a crackdown at home and growing pressure in other key markets – but they may struggle to find talent in the city-state. Messaging-and-gaming behemoth Tencent is opening a hub and TikTok owner ByteDance is on a hiring spree after establishing a regional HQ, while […]
Read MoreNext Tuesday promises to be a different Songkran Festival with laughs and smiles from visiting family and friends rather than water splashing, tourists, and shopping during the scorching heat. Many people have no plans to spend extra during the holidays, with some even considering cutting their holiday budget. While a number will keep up the […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Tourism and Sports aims to discuss with Singapore a travel bubble between the two countries. Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said that the discussions would take place within this week with the Embassy of Singapore. “We have acknowledged that Singapore has previously run the travel bubble with Australia and New Zealand. […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Singapore’s retail sales snapped a 24-month-long year-on-year slide in February, thanks to Chinese New Year spending and the low base effect of pandemic-hit 2020. Retail sales grew by 5.2 per cent on a year-on-year basis, a reversal of the 6.1 per cent decline recorded in January. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales increased 7.7 […]
Read MoreThe long-awaited reopening to foreign tourists is likely to take shape in July, led by Phuket as the pilot area for a tourism sandbox — the first initiative to remove mandatory quarantine from entry requirements. The Andaman beaches once bustling with foreigners have been left deserted for over a year, able to draw a limited […]
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