SINGAPORE – Resales of private non-landed homes in Singapore rose 17 per cent in March over the previous month, while prices barely moved, according to flash data from real estate portal SRX Property on Tuesday (April 14). However, compared with a year ago, resale volume was 13 per cent lower and 21 per cent below […]
Read MoreIn an Industry where employee recruitment is already a leading issue, the Tourism Industry has taken the biggest hit from the novel Coronavirus, with an estimated 50 to 75 million jobs to be lost in the Industry alone. Yet, savvy and more experienced businesses that do not lose sight of the long-term vision for the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The target remains a challenging task, given growing uncertainties in the global and domestic economies, including the complicated evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam is expected to set an average GDP growth target of 7% in the five-year socio-economic development plan for the 2021 – 2025 period, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan […]
Read MoreThe government’s ability to provide social protection and ensure undisrupted food supply will be crucial in preventing social unrest as the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to hit households and workers hard, economists have warned. Former Finance Minister Chatib Basri said the government should be able to provide cash transfers for affected citizens, adding that it would need […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is spending P8 billion to purchase an additional 300,000 metric tons of rice via the government-to-government scheme to boost the inventory of the country’s main staple. In a virtual briefing Monday, Department of Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the idea proposed by the DA and the National Food Authority has […]
Read MoreBusinesses such as restaurants and cafés that have been told to remain open this week have reported reduced staff numbers yesterday, on what was supposed to be the first day of the traditional four-day Khmer New Year holiday. This is despite a ban on all celebrations and postponement of the official public holidays by Prime […]
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