SINGAPORE: Rapid technological disruption in recent years has caused disruption and decimation of jobs across industries, but it has also created new ones. The Covid-19 crisis has hastened the changes. Reskilling has greater exigency than ever – and this is true for workers of all ages. Job seekers who were displaced now will likely have […]
Read MoreThe Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, the World’s Biggest Book Sale, will be returning to Myanmar from December 23rd to 30th December 2020 – but this time the event will be held entirely online at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale’s official website. Redesigned to cater to the current need for safe browsing, the Big […]
Read MoreThe first major signs of a resumption of investment activity have emerged in the real estate market with new brand names entering and others expanding their portfolios in Vietnam. The first major signs of a resumption of investment activity have emerged in the real estate market with new brand names entering and others expanding their […]
Read MoreThe Excise Department is deliberating on the excise tax structure for cigarettes to strike a balance between public revenue, farmers’ income, public health and tackling illegal cigarettes. The present tobacco tax structure stipulates a 20% tax rate is applied to the retail price for packs costing up to 60 baht. If the retail price exceeds […]
Read MoreWith more foreign banks entering the market in the Kingdom, questions have been raised as to whether the market will become saturated. Experts say, though, that Cambodia has sufficient space within its growing economy and that the addition of foreign banks can only be positive as it brings with it, investment, expertise and financial technology. […]
Read MoreChinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.com is targeting to onboard 5,000 Indonesian merchants to its platform by 2025, a five-fold increase from its current roster of Indonesian merchants. The new merchants will also be able to sell their goods to the marketplace’s more than 14 million active customers in more than 190 countries. For the Indonesian market, […]
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