From 2024, tender evaluations for large construction or ICT projects – both of which account for more than 60 per cent of the value of government procurement contracts awarded – will have a sustainability component.Continue Reading
About 400 – or two-thirds – of all supermarkets in Singapore will impose a charge of at least 5 cents for each carrier bag.Continue Reading
Let us start with our bottom line: a failure of the United States to come to Taiwan’s aid – politically, economically, and militarily – in the event of a takeover attempt by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) would devastate the Unites States’ credibility and defense commitments to its allies and partners, not just in […]Continue Reading
On January 17, China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced that the country’s population fell in 2022 by 850,000 from 2021, which was the first population decline witnessed by the country in six decades. This has mostly resulted from low birth rates stemming from the imposition of China’s one-child policy from 1980 to 2015, as well as from voluntary […]Continue Reading
Analysts say that holding the trust of President Xi Jinping will grant Li Qiang a higher degree of autonomy in economic affairs, allowing him to take bold actions.Continue Reading
Increasing labour migration and hurdles in the welfare system have left more older people in Cambodia struggling to get by without family support
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The Supreme Administrative Court on Wednesday upheld a decision of the lower Administrative Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC) against the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) and its bidding committee for damages incurred over the Orange Line’s western extension.Continue Reading
The Health Department and the Department of Lands have teamed up to renovate 461 public restrooms at land offices nationwide to meet health, accessibility and safety (HAS) standards.Continue Reading
The novel will be a “soul-stirring, 100 per cent pure Murakami world” but there are no details regarding the English translation yet.Continue Reading
While it could be a tall order for firms to poach experts who already left China, the lack of a glass ceiling at home could be a major appeal.Continue Reading