Boeing to expand aircraft conversion capacity in China
Boeing forecasts that 1,720 freighter conversions will be needed over the next 20 years.
SkillsFuture report pinpoints skills Singaporeans urgently need in the next 3 years
Educators The Straits Times spoke to said Singaporeans should focus not only on gaining sector-specific skills, but also general skills.
Big data drives record 100 billion parcel deliveries
The 100 billionth parcel was sent by a tangerine grower in a village in Sichuan province to a customer in Xi'an, Shaanxi province.
Cambodia ministry, Korea seek site for new food testing centre
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation noted that the Cambodian food sector has been growing rapidly.
IMF sees China’s growth ‘slowing notably’
In October, the IMF lowered its forecasts for China’s growth due to an accelerating pullback in public spending.
7 million underemployed Philippine workers a cause for concern: Labour department
Employment in high productivity sectors including real estate, finance and information and communication remained flat.
Indonesia tightens grip on crypto as assets catch on
The law only permits the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies as tradeable assets.
Private-sector economists raise Singapore 2022 growth forecast to 4%: MAS survey
The prospect of reopening borders to international travel emerged as the most frequently cited upside surprise to Singapore's growth outlook.
Li Ka-shing-backed WeLab to launch digital bank in Indonesia
Indonesia is one of the largest financially under served markets in Asia.
Alibaba plans units for expansion
In its last quarterly earnings, the company announced its annual active consumers overseas reached 285 million.