Viet Nam’s garment-textile and footwear sectors have endured the brunt of COVID-19 and firms may take a long time to recover, experts said. The sectors greatly contribute to the country’s exports as well as generate jobs for a large number of workers. However, many factories remain closed due to difficulties triggered by the pandemic. Estimates […]
Read MoreThe Tourism Ministry is hoping for a “new normal” by the end of this year but right now hoteliers, tour operators and travel agents are suffering from a far from normal situation. Rising cases of the Delta variant offer no prospect of an end to the Coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses have closed and others are […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR (Sept 10): Malaysia’s wholesale and retail trade recorded a double-digit decline for two consecutive months with -14.7% to RM92.7 billion in July 2021, as Malaysia went into lockdown amid worsening Covid-19 cases, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said. Chief Statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin said the motor vehicles sub-sector suffered […]
Read MoreJapan Freight Railway Co has opened a representative office in Bangkok to scale up feasibility studies on business opportunities in Thailand. The company in the Japan Railway group said it obtained governmental approval on Sept 2 for the opening of the office, its first outside Japan, in Wattana district. It has two staff members, including […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Foreign investments in the country improved in the second quarter as the economy gradually reopened, but remain far behind local funders in the overall tally. Latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed foreign firms have slowly returned and are putting back much-needed capital to revive the economy. Approved foreign investments […]
Read MoreBusinesses all want to resume economic activities but experts say the reopening of the economy must be done with a specific roadmap and that haste will lead to failure. Tran Thanh Son, head of the HR Division of Song Ngoc Garment Company, keeps a notebook about the changes in his workforce at his company. After […]
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