Surging prices may erode Jokowi’s support
Indonesians have been feeling the pinch of the rising global commodity prices and an energy crisis, with staple food and fuel prices soaring at home.
Economic Affairs
Singapore’s unemployment rates back to pre-pandemic levels as they continue to fall: MOM
Singapore's unemployment rates back to pre-pandemic levels as they continue to fall: MOM
Indonesia braces for high inflation
The authorities launched a wage subsidy for 8.8 million low-income workers, as well as cash aid for 12 million micro, small and medium enterprises and direct cash transfers for…
Korea’s top 20% own real estate 251 times more valuable than lowest
A report suggested pandemic-triggered inflation as a key reason behind the widening economic polarization.
China’s food industry grows steadily in production, sales
The value-added industrial output of the agricultural and sideline food processing sector rose 6.5 percent year-on-year, while that of the food manufacturing sector climbed 7.4…
Indonesia’s cooking oil crisis leads to record inflation in March
Cooking oil prices soared in March after the government revoked a price cap on cooking oil in response to surging international crude palm oil prices.
Thailand’s economy at a turning point, financial experts warn
According to an expert panel debating economic revival, Thailand has fallen behind Asian rivals in its bid to escape the middle-income trap.
The cost of war, oil price and absence of Chinese tourists on Cambodia’s growth
Even as tourists are trickling in amid peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, the ongoing war and ensuing energy bills risk derailing the nation's recovery plans.
Covid-19 pandemic adds to job challenges for Vietnam’s youth
The number of unemployed people of working age in 2021 accounted for 3.22 per cent of working age people, an increase of 0.54 percentage points compared to 2020.
THB252 million allocated for Thai-M’sia border road connection
The approval was a follow-up to a previous meeting on Oct 28, 2021 which yielded no conclusion due to a lack of agreement between the parties.