UNEMPLOYMENT for Singaporeans continued to rise as the pace of employment growth slowed in the second quarter of this year, amid trade tensions and global uncertainties. However, retrenchments dipped, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) released on Friday. The unemployment rate for Singaporeans rose for the third consecutive quarter to 3.3 […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Collaboration on innovation, science and technology across countries and across industry sectors should be strengthened to adapt to a rapidly changing world, speakers said on Thursday at an international conference. More than 1,000 representatives from government agencies and business associations participated in the 2019 ASEAN-China Smart Industry Conference. Han Mei, deputy general secretary of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat […]
Read MoreThailand and Indonesia hold the lion’s share of Vietnam’s car imports amidst challenges as the country seeks to prioritize local manufacturing. The two countries accounted for 88.7 percent of Vietnam’s total car imports in the first six months of this year, latest data from Vietnam Customs show. Imports of cars with 9 seats or less from […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Foreign investors are getting access to various master plans and priority infrastructure projects and hearing directly from policymakers and authorities at the Infrastructure Vietnam Summit that opened on Thursday in HCM City. Held for the first time, the two-day event is focused on attracting foreign direct investment in the infrastructure and construction […]
Read MoreMost companies oppose the government’s plan to raise the minimum daily wage nationwide to Bt400 as it will hurt small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce. Chamber chairman Kalin Sarasin said that from the chamber’s discussions with many business operators, it was found that most of them worry over the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S industrial output fell 6.9 per cent in June, deepening from May’s 2 per cent fall and marking the fourth straight month of year-on-year decline, according to preliminary estimates from the Singapore Economic Development Board on Friday. June’s figure was a smaller decline than economists’ expectations of an 8.5 per cent fall. Excluding the volatile biomedical […]
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