JAKARTA: When Harijanto needed more workers to make Nike and Adidas sneakers at one of its factories outside the Indonesian capital Jakarta, he couldn’t make the numbers work. Faced with one of world’s most generous payout packages for fired workers and having to navigate a complex minimum wage system, Harijanto said he couldn’t employ the […]
Read MoreGuide Direk, the Kingdom’s first tour guide booking app, was launched by local travel agency Matong Co Ltd on Friday to assist tour guides in finding more clients, the agency’s CEO Khim Maland said. Maland, who is also the app’s executive director, said during its launch that it will allow both domestic and international tourists […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – On July 8th, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced its partnership with Indonesian startup company GoJek. MMC Chairman Osamu Masuko on Wednesday said that the automotive company is looking forward to the partnership that conforms to the company’s views on future development. “Future challenges will surely get more difficult. We need a partner to work with […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. urged President Duterte to review the Rice Import Liberalization Law, saying it is drastically affecting farmers. In a press briefing on Friday, FCCCII president Henry Lim Bon Liong said farmers are already suffering because of the slump in the buying price of […]
Read MoreIt’s been over two years since the government laid a foundation for electric vehicle (EV) production in the country. The scheme has garnered 20-30 investment applications, covering car assembly, vital parts manufacturing and EV charging stations. The Board of Investment (BoI) has yet to grant investment incentives to all applicants, saying it’s considering many for […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Economists of private banks lowered anew their inflation forecasts for this year and next year due to easing global crude oil prices, base effects, implementation of non-monetary policy actions and mitigating measures against El Niño, according to the results of a survey conducted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Dennis Lapid, officer-in-charge […]
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