KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will not lose its competitiveness to Vietnam even though it did not ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Malay Economic Action Council (MTEM) researcher Mohd Effuan Aswadi Abdul Wahab said there was no significant proof that there would be an increase in investment once a country signed a […]
Read MoreThailand is one of top three countries in region at a stage of development to incorporate 4th industrial revolution (4IR) technologies. Oil and gas, chemicals and utilities are the top three industries adopting 4IR in the country. Naveen Menon, Cisco’s president for Asean, said that manufacturing is a core driver of economic growth for the […]
Read MorePrime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has approved a list of businesses that are subject to government control, while also stating that types of business not on the list would find it easier to operate. An official from the Enterprise Registration Office said yesterday that from now on it would be easier for businesses not included on […]
Read MoreFeel like you’re working more than agreed? Well, you’re not alone. According to a Glassdoor survey of 1,043 Singaporean employees and job seekers, 92 per cent of respondents said their working hours turned out to be different from what their employers initially communicated. Respondents identified hours, workload and responsibilities as areas of their job that ended up being different from […]
Read MoreJAPANESE cosmetics group Shiseido plans to invest more in innovation, training and hiring in Singapore, it announced on Tuesday, as it unveiled its expanded regional headquarters in Cecil Street. Besides Shiseido Asia Pacific’s regional head office, which was moved to the Republic in 2016, the 5,476 square metre (58,943 square foot) office hub houses global headquarters for Shiseido Travel Retail and an affiliate […]
Read MoreHCMC – The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) may not be signed as soon as expected because Vietnam has yet to address key labor issues, the International Labor Organization (ILO) told the media in HCMC yesterday (January 14). ILO Country Director for Vietnam Chang Hee Lee said that the EVFTA might go before the European […]
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