SINGAPORE – The fall in the number of people employed here as at end-March compared with the end of last year was the largest decline recorded and there’s worse to come, the Ministry of Manpower said on Monday (June 15). The number of people working, excluding maids, fell by 25,600 in the three months to […]
Read MoreThe influx of international travellers, continuing unabated for almost a decade, created euphoric sentiment for Thailand’s tourism industry. But with more foreign guests arriving, there was a growing gap between international and domestic revenue. That gap widened in recent years when the contribution from the domestic market lagged behind its foreign counterpart. 2014 was the […]
Read MoreCambodian farmers have begun to collect salt flowers and now becoming a new product gaining popularity in the market both domestically and internationally with a considerable price. Mr. Bun Narin, Director of Thaung Enterprise, a Cambodian salt producer said that the salt flower is not something new among salt farmers in Cambodia but gained its […]
Read MoreThe State of Vietnam will employ policies to encourage the development of cheap commercial houses to remove difficulties for the real estate market and enterprises due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Construction made the announcement at a seminar on solutions on restoring the domestic real estate market in the post-COVID-19 period. This event […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — As the government is looking to rescue businesses severely affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Investments (BOI) said selection should be based on jobs creation, overall impact on the economy and viability. “If it were up to us, I will look at the strategic impact on […]
Read MoreWorkers in the auto sector are facing the threat of being replaced by artificial intelligence (AI) and having to demand special compensation allowed by the law if they are forced out of a job, according to labour leaders. Hard hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, the sector which has seen vehicle exports to European countries and […]
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