In the eight months of 2022, Cambodia’s exports to the US touched $6.4 billion, an increase of 37 percent compared to the same period in 2021, which was at $4.6 billion, General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) said in its latest report. Imports from the US to Cambodia were at $224 million, […]
Read MoreVietnam’s overall online retail sales hit US$13.7 billion in 2021, up US$1.9 billion over 2020, according to the Vietnam E-commerce White Book 2022 released by the Vietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency. The Vietnam E-commerce White Paper 2022 showed that online retail sales accounted for 7% of the total retail sales of consumer goods and […]
Read MoreIn June 2022, the consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.8 per cent compared to May 2022. This was driven by the increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages index and non-food index by 0.5 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively. As compared to June 2021, the CPI had increased by 3.9 per cent. The […]
Read MoreINDONESIA’S Parliamentary budget committee and the government on Wednesday (Sep 14) agreed to set a 2023 economic growth target of 5.3 per cent, the committee’s chair said, similar with President Joko Widodo’s proposal. The committee and the government also agreed on 2023 spending of 3,061.2 trillion rupiah (S$288.3 billion), slightly higher than the proposed budget, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — More Filipino employees feel burnout at work compared to regional counterparts, despite rating their mental health as good or excellent, according to a study of consumer and research analytics firm Milieu Insight and mental health technology firm Intellect. The study showed 52 percent of employees in the Philippines have reported feeling burnt […]
Read MoreHotels are struggling to raise room rates amid intense competition in the industry, despite pressure from higher operational costs due to surging electricity bills and wages. On Tuesday the cabinet agreed to raise the minimum wage from October, while the power tariff for the September-December period has reached a record high of 4.72 baht per kilowatt-hour […]
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