KUALA LUMPUR: The unemployment rate in January rose to 4.9% from 4.8% in December due to tourism-related industries impacted by Covid-19, a decline in the agriculture sector despite gains by the manufacturing and services sectors. The Statistics Department said on Monday the unemployment rate in January rose by 9,700 people to 782,500 from the 772,900 […]
Read MoreThe government looks set to accelerate the export of eggs in a move to tackle a domestic oversupply. According to Wattanasak Sur-iam, director-general of the Internal Trade Department, with a drastic fall in foreign tourist arrivals and more students learning online as part of pandemic protocols, domestic egg consumption has sharply dropped to about 38 […]
Read MoreVietnam’s economic freedom score is now 61.7, making its economy the 90th freest in the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. In the Index, released by the Heritage Foundation, the country’s overall score has increased by 2.9 points, primarily because of an improvement in fiscal health. Vietnam is ranked 17th among the 40 countries in the […]
Read MoreA group of environment lovers are launching a pilot project to use the leaves from areca trees in the production of bowls and plates. The use of the leaves to this purpose has advantages in bio-degradability and the potential reduction of the use of plastics in flatware. Areca nut trees provide a fresh fruit that […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Inflation will continue to pick up in the next few months, hitting above government targets, but will eventually taper off by the second half of the year. In its weekly brief, London-based think tank Capital Economics said headline inflation – the rate of increase in the consumer price index – would remain […]
Read MoreLaos has an estimated 63,000 unemployed, including those already in the country and migrant workers who have returned to Laos due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to a report by the KPL, the unemployment rate in Laos is expected to increase by 20 percent. Head of the Employment Promotion Department, Department of Skills Education and Employment, Mr. […]
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