SINGAPORE: Despite total employment returning to pre-pandemic levels, the number of retrenchments in the fourth quarter of 2022 (4Q22) between October and December doubled to 2,990 from the 1,300 in 3Q22. However, fewer jobs were cut in the second half of 2022 – 890 – than expected in the information and communications sector, which covers […]
Read MoreThe State Bank of Vietnam must step up efforts in the management of the country’s banking sector and prepare for all possible scenarios for timely and effective interventions, according to World Bank. HÀ NỘI — The State Bank of Việt Nam must step up efforts in the management of the country’s banking sector and prepare […]
Read MoreBy the end of this year, 39% of global knowledge workers will be working hybrid, up from 37% in 2022, according to Gartner Inc. “Hybrid is no longer just an employee perk, but an employee expectation,” said Ranjit Atwal, senior director analyst at the technology market research group. “Many employees started to partially return to the […]
Read MoreChinese footwear firm Alvin Sukali will relocate from Myanmar to Cambodia’s Samraong Tong commune in Kampong Speu province this June and will offer jobs to over 1,000, according to the latter’s ministry of labour and vocational training (LVT). The factory is expected to produce over 70,000 pairs of shoes a month that will be exported […]
Read MoreA year since Việt Nam reopened after a global pandemic, the country has seen trade recovering strongly. HÀ NỘI — A year since Việt Nam reopened after a global pandemic, the country has seen trade recovering strongly. The decision, according to economists and policymakers, was a necessity to unshackle trade and industries after a prolonged period […]
Read MoreThe agriculture and fishery sectors are seeing growth with production increasing from BND781.26 million in 2021 to BND857 million last year. It is on track to reach BND1 billion in the next few years. This was revealed by Minister of Primary Resources and Tourism Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Dr Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji […]
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