Surge in ship orders ups China’s foreign trade
Many global shipping and energy companies, as well as automakers, have placed a large number of orders for ships like mega container vessels, liquefied natural gas carriers and…
Economic Affairs
Cup noodles, instant coffee ‘in’ again as Filipinos deal with inflation
Universal Robina Corp. saw brisk sales in its low-priced food products, including snacks and instant coffee, as consumers looked for cheap alternatives to deal with inflation…
No end in sight: low-income families reel from stubborn inflation
The higher inflation for one of the longest spells in recent decades has left many households in the low-middle-income country with little resources since food costs consist of a…
Jobless Gen-Z and demographic disaster: The Jakarta Post
One of the big challenges for the government at the moment is to create jobs fast enough for the young population as their population keeps growing. Failure to do so may result in…
Hurdles along the electric road: Kuensel
Bhutan could lead in a big way in switching to clean energy in the transportation sector, if taken seriously. What is needed are bold decisions and infrastructure to make it…
Has South Korea really struck oil?
The South Korean government is making headlines with claims of potentially substantial oil and natural gas reserves discovered off its southeastern coast, near Pohang's Yeongil…
Budget 2024-25: Pakistan’s public debt quagmire
Pakistan’s public debt — both domestic and foreign — has soared like anything in recent years to Rs67.5 trillion on government borrowing needs to finance its surging budget…
Thai government misses revenue target over 7 months by 2.7%
The government’s revenue in the first seven months of fiscal 2024 has missed the target by 39.1 billion baht or by 2.7%.
A cheap daydream: Young Chinese buy up lottery scratch cards amid difficult job market
Amid a challenging job market and uncertain economic prospects, Chinese youth have turned to the lottery for some combination of a fun pastime, a respite from the rat race, and…
Should finance lead the real sector?
As emerging and developing economies navigate a turbulent world of intense geopolitical rivalry and worsening climate warming, the question of a new development model is at the…