SINGAPORE: The resident unemployment rate rose by 0.4 percentage points in the month of August to 4.5%, said a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) report yesterday. This was slightly higher than the increase of 0.3 percentage points in July, when the resident unemployment rate was 4.1%. While monthly unemployment rates have so far generally remained lower […]
Read MoreTHE strike by Phnom Penh’s rubbish collectors this week has highlighted the ongoing delay of single-use plastic regulation, as the ministry says 510 tonnes of plastic waste continues to be discarded in the city every day. This is despite the Ministry of Environment stating that an agreement to draft a sub-decree to prohibit the importation and […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam will actively and selectively attract foreign investments, taking high-quality, efficiency, modern technology and environmental protection as the key benchmarks. Vietnam is looking to attract investors from Japan and South Korea into the country’s supporting industries as the localization rate of the sector is quite low compared to some countries in the region, […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The Finance Ministry hopes the momentum of economic recovery would be maintained through Budget 2021, which will be announced on Nov 6. Its minister, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz, said the economy was seeing improvements from various perspectives and indicators, including lower unemployment rates, rising retail and wholesale index, increased foreign direct […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Karl Benson Molina from Rizal would typically look forward to the start of “ber” months as this also means work. A full-time talent development manager that earns on the sidelines as events host, Molina said this year is different, no thanks to the pandemic. “Usually as soon as September arrives, I would get […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy will face a daunting recovery trajectory if tourism does not improve, as economic growth is tied directly and indirectly to foreign tourist arrivals, says Fitch Ratings. “I think it is very hard to see Thailand mounting an aggressive recovery in [economic] growth in the absence of some kind of improvement in the tourism sector,” […]
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