The Hanoitimes – The slowdown in growth in August, and panelist reports of the US-China trade tensions harming demand, show that the Vietnamese manufacturing sector is not immune to the impacts of global trade issues. The headline Nikkei Vietnam Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ index (PMI) posted 51.4 in August, remaining above the 50.0 no-change mark, but […]
Read MoreA trio of experts from the economic and real estate sectors said tourism growth and several other factors make Cambodia one of the best places to invest in a hotel in Southeast Asia now. Jayant Menon, lead economist at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), said Cambodia’s strong economic and tourism growth present opportunities for potential […]
Read MoreIn the first quarter of this year, household debt nationwide stood at Bt13 trillion, rising by 6.3 per cent and accounting for 78.7 per cent of the total GDP – the highest since the first quarter of 2017, the latest report on Thailand’s Social Situation and Outlook in the second quarter of 2019 from the […]
Read MoreThe Lao government has stressed the need to tighten the management of currency exchange rates amid the widening gap between the official and market rates. In a media release issued at the end of the cabinet’s monthly meeting on August 19, the government said the increasing gap between the official and market exchange rate is […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Manufacturing conditions improved at a modest pace in August as firms ramped up input purchasing and hiring during the month, according to the latest IHS Markit Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI). The headline PMI for Philippine manufacturing fell to 51.9 in August, down slightly from 52.1 in July but is still […]
Read MoreAccording to data compiled by the International Labour Organization (ILO), the average person in Brunei Darussalam clocks in 47 hours in an average working week – the same as in Pakistan and Bangladesh. Brunei is among the countries where people work the most hours in a week. In the Netherlands, the average person works 32 […]
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