Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports, a key indicator of the health of its trade-reliant economy, fell for the sixth straight month in March.Continue Reading
Thailand sent over 100,000 workers abroad last year, which brought in almost 300 billion baht in remittances, according to the Department of Employment.Continue Reading
Some roles, particularly in Thailand’s recovering tourism and service sectors, are now mostly being filled by migrant workers due to a chronic manpower shortage, a top official from the Employers’ Confederation of Thailand (ECOT) has said.Continue Reading
TOKYO: Visitors to Japan surged in March to their highest after the COVID-19 pandemic, official data showed on Wednesday (Apr 19), with overseas tourists flocking to see the nation’s famous cherry blossoms for the first time in four years as travel curbs eased. The number of foreign visitors for businessContinue Reading
The facility will span 300,000 sq ft, which is the size of about five football fields, and house around 3,000 talents engaging in technology, innovation and digital roles.Continue Reading
“GOING THROUGH THE MOTIONS” Sheikh Amir, who runs a small shop selling glass bangles and imitation jewellery, said he was usually able to earn enough for the whole year during Eid. “It’s become very difficult these days,” he said. “We are just going through the motions in the hope thatContinue Reading
Conscription should be replaced by the economic benefits of voluntary enlistment, said the Pheu Thai Party’s prime ministerial candidate Srettha Thavisin yesterday.Continue Reading
PHUKET: Hotel occupancy in this island province after Songkran is expected to be around 60% with more Chinese arrivals even though the low season is approaching, say industry executives.Continue Reading
Is the dollar dying? In the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war and the massive growth in money supply and the US Federal Reserve’s assets in recent years, there has been a slew of stories and speeches extolling the virtue of de-dollarization. The most recent came last week, when Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva called for the establishment […]Continue Reading
A leaked US government document alleged that Hikvision was likely enabling Chinese espionage.Continue Reading