Tourism industry eyes recovery as Japan opens doors to individual travelers
The government has set a target of ¥5 trillion in annual spending by foreign visitors to Japan, higher than the level seen before the pandemic hit the country.
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Rising inflation poses challenge to Vietnamese businesses
Experts added that the risk of importing inflation is obvious due to rising global energy and commodity prices, which could cause a sharp downturn in global demand.
South Korea urged to join race for foreign talent: Report
According to a report, highly-skilled workers only made up 10 per cent of employment visas granted to 406,669 foreigners in 2021.
New centre aims to help Hong Kong watchmakers tap smart wearables
Hong Kong has become the region with the most wearable devices per capita and the highest usage rate in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years.
4.1 billion parcels handled over China’s National Day holiday
Between Oct 1 and Oct 7, some 2.14 billion parcels were sent, a year-on-year increase of 7.23 per cent for the same period.
Labour migration may exceed pre-Covid levels: World Bank report
Around 600,000 locals registered for overseas employment in the first six months of 2022, while there was a total of 617,000 migrants in 2021.
Vietnam’s electronics industry capacity must keep up with increased investment
The electronic industry grew at an average of 23.8 per cent in the 2016-20 period to make Vietnam the 12nd largest electronic product exporter in the world, and third in Asean.
Next level: Indonesian game developers push into global market with govt help
While clearly making progress, game development in Indonesia also has some big challenges to tackle, first and foremost a dearth of human and financial resources.
Travel boom to be expected after easing of Covid-19 measures
The Ministry of Tourism recently unveiled an eight-pronged strategy aimed at raising the numbers of international visitors to Cambodia and domestic trips nationwide.
Korea’s transport ministry offers increase of taxi-hailing fee to resolve nighttime cab shortage
In Seoul, the number of corporate taxi drivers has decreased to 21,000 from 31,000 making hailing a taxi extremely difficult at night.