The Hanoitimes – The country’s overall score has increased by 2.2 points, with a sharp increase in fiscal health and higher scores for investment freedom and judicial effectiveness outpacing a decline in monetary freedom. Vietnam is ranked 128th out of 180 countries and territories with score 55.3 in Heritage Foundation’s latest report on 2019 Index of […]
Read More[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said the tightening in foreign worker rules announced in the Budget this week was a “surgical” move targeted at specific industries to make the labour market more sustainable. The aim is “to make sure that the Singapore foreign manpower dependency is on a sustainable trajectory”, […]
Read MoreThe Trade Ministry is preparing a regulation on e-commerce that will promote domestic products, the ministry’s domestic trade Director General Tjahya Widayanti said. “The draft of the e-commerce regulation is being finalized,” Tjahya said in Jakarta on Wednesday as reported by Antara. Under the draft regulation, e-commerce marketplaces would be required to display local products on their platforms. Tjahya said the […]
Read MoreDespite being counted among the world’s best nations for gender equality, women in Singapore are still being paid 20 per cent less than men, according to a study published on Thursday (Jan 20) by Australia-based finance site Finder. The study ranked 15 countries worldwide “commonly cited” on Google as having great gender equality – on 10 metrics, like […]
Read MoreIndonesia ranks third among the most optimistic countries globally, after India and the Philippines, according to the Conference Board Global Consumer Confidence Survey, which was conducted in collaboration with Nielsen. Nielsen’s press release issued on Wednesday said Indonesian consumers’ level of optimism in the fourth quarter of 2018 was stable, with a consumer confidence index (CCI) […]
Read MoreAccording to a recent report, Thailand was noted to be the world’s leader in mobile banking users. The region was second for ownership of cryptocurrency, and third in mobile commerce, according to the Global Digital Report 2019. The report was conducted by a major social media management platform and a global agency. The Global Digital […]
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