The Hanoitimes – After a long time making merger and acquisition (M&A) deals to set foothold in Vietnamese market, foreign retailers are ramping up their expansion plans to gain more market share here. Central Group, Thailand’s largest retail conglomerate, has recently planned to spend as much as US$500 million to expand its retail network in Vietnam […]
Read MoreWedding bells are not ringing in Singapore, it seems. According to the latest numbers, fewer Singaporean women tied the knot last year compared to a decade ago. The number of male and female singles across most age groups has increased compared to 10 years ago, the recently released annual Population in Brief report revealed. The most noticeable […]
Read MoreThe US is calling on Thailand to alter its labour laws and allow foreign workers to set up labour unions here in order to protect workers’ rights. Boonyarit Kalayanamit, director-general of the Commerce Ministry’s Internal Trade Department, said Lewis Karesh, assistant US trade representative (USTR) for labour, proposed during a visit on Thursday Thailand amend labour laws […]
Read MoreThe number of foreigners issued with Cambodian work permits this year has more than doubled that of last year. The increase was driven by Chinese workers whose contribution alone could generate millions for the Kingdom’s economy each year. Figures from the General Immigration Department, which comes under the Ministry of Interior showed that from January […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Core inflation in September picked up 0.14% month-on-month, resulting in an increase of 1.61% year-on-year on average in the January – September period. Vietnam’s CPI, a gauge of inflation, saw a sharp increase by 0.59% in September against the previous month, and up 3.98% year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The […]
Read MoreDiscussions are taking place to whether the government should propose that the National Assembly (NA) consider adjusting the economic growth target, Deputy Prime Minister Somdy Duangdy has said. The consideration to lower the gross domestic product (GDP) growth target came amid global challenges which make it unlikely for the government to attain the 7 percent […]
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