SINGAPORE – Private home prices rose 1.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year after a 0.7 per cent decline in the previous quarter, lifted by non-landed properties in prime and city-fringe locations, according to data released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) on Friday (July 26). The increase was higher than URA’s […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnamese government is targeting to end the use of single-use plastics by 2025 as part of international efforts to tackle this global issue. Vietnam considers marine waste a matter of global urgency that poses major threats to the marine environment, according to Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Ministry of […]
Read MoreVIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Lao and Thai business communities are drawing up plans to increase bilateral trade and investment volumes in the coming years by overcoming several long-standing barriers. The two sides expect to set up a special working group that will team up with personnel from both sides in the hope of bridging […]
Read MoreBRUNEI Darussalam’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is forecast to stay at 2.1 per cent this year and 2.0 per cent next year, according to the July update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook (AREO) released on July 23 by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), an ASEAN+3 think tank. The AMRO also predicted similar […]
Read MoreUNEMPLOYMENT 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 […]
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