Relocating? 5 reasons to move in Asia
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Global Competitiveness Index: Thailand’s ranking up 6 places to 31st
Despite its prolonged political crisis, Thailand advances six places to 31st position among 144 economies included in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report 2014-2015. Thailand gradually moved up from […]
Thailand’s industrial production continues to fall
Thailand’s industrial production activity fell for the 16th consecutive month in July, government data released on August 29 showed – a decline driven by falling auto production and sluggish export […]
Philippines, Malaysia to lead Southeast Asia growth
The Philippines and Malaysia are expected to lead Southeast Asia’s economic growth for the rest of the year while the remaining countries of the region is expected to catch up […]
Volkswagen to build production facility in Thailand
German carmaker Volkswagen is expecting the go-ahead for a factory in Thailand, newspaper reports have claimed. The company aims to strengthen its position in markets with enormous growth prospects. VW […]
THAILAND: VAT, personal and corporate income tax cuts extended for another year
SHARE THIS PAGE As recommended by the Finance Ministry to boost confidence in the Thai economy, the National Council for Peace and Order decided today to extend the 7 percent […]
Thailand lagging behind in English
SHARE THIS PAGE Fulbright expert details five factors in ‘SCARE‘ strategy to boost learning here Educators and experts gathered recently to share their experiences of reform in English language teaching […]
Thailandia: scontro frontale contro la democrazia
REBLOGGED FROM : ASIABLOG.IT Posted on 02/12/2013 by Alessio Fratticcioli A Bangkok si protesta da giorni e ci sono stati scontri. Si sono registrati morti o feriti? Sì, ci sono già stati scontri […]
Thailand: facing skills gap, a real problem of talent shortage in various industries
SHARE THIS PAGE Talent shortage clouds positive employment figures Global unemployment rate has broken an all-time record with an average rate of 6 per cent this year, which is expected […]
Un’ agenzia per trovare un’occupazione all’estero
SHARE THIS PAGE Meglio ammettere la sconfitta del sistema Italia e limitare i danni Chi è dotato ed eccelle nella propria professione, potrà avere un supporto operativo per trovare un’occupazione […]
Doing business around the world: Thailand keeps friendliness spot
Thailand ranks 18th out of 189 countries for the ease of doing business, unchanged from last year, as measured by lower tax costs for companies, says the World Bank. “Social […]
Business Reforms in Thailand
=Doing Business reform making it easier to do business. =Doing Business reform making it more difficult to do business. DB2014: Paying Taxes:Thailand made paying taxes less costly for companies by […]
Indonesia aims to cut expat workforce
Move to favour locals could deter foreign companies: expert Indonesia is looking at finding more ways to ensure that qualified locals land jobs that would otherwise go to foreigners, […]
Thailand SMEs must improve in six key areas ahead of AEC
Regional integration into a single market under the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in 2015 offers a great chance for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises to tap the vast business opportunities […]
Thailand fears free labour movement
It appears that the free movement of labour is one of the biggest obstacles for establishing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by 2015. After Singapore has more or less closed […]
Corruption in Business, and the Importance of Ethics
During the early days of my career, I used to think that corruption was a third-world ill. Then I started my own company and saw the world from the vantage […]
English proficiencies within ASEAN vs Income Inequality in ASEAN
… the first CLEAR comparison of effects of IGNORANCE… (ETF/TOEFL score 0.100) Singapore. Rating: 98 (very high) Malaysia: 88 (high) Philippines: 88 (high) Indonesia: 78 (moderate) Brunei: 77 (moderate) Thailand: […]
Ex-ASEAN SecGen: Thai education ‘terrifying’
Surin Pitsuwan, former Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, has expressed his concerns over Thailand’s education system, saying it has “not been very effective” despite a […]
Thailand to improve its embarrassing education ranking
The improvement of Thailand’s education system, one of the worst in the developed world, stands high on the agenda of the country’s new education minister Jaturon Chaisaeng, who took office […]
Income Inequality in ASEAN
A short serie of data that will be combined at the end to have a clear picture….. (Gini coefficient: 0=perfect distribution, 100= total inequality. Source: UN) Philippines: Worst income distribution. Gini: 44.0 […]
Nine reasons why Thailand may lose out in the ASEAN race
Thailand will have to address certain issues that affect investors’ confidence in order to keep pace with the rapidly changing business environment in ASEAN. There will be much more competition, […]
Most Corrupt Countries in ASEAN
A short serie of data that will be combined at the end to have a clear picture….. (Transparency International Corruption Perception Index 2012, 100=very clean, 0=highly corrupt) Myanmar: CPI=15 Laos: […]
UNCTAD: Thailand needs to improve 10 areas
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has recommended that Thailand develop 10 areas to improve it position in ASEAN, after several factors in the country and its economy […]
India, ASEAN free trade agreement
India and ASEAN will sign a free trade agreement (FTA) on services and investment in August in order to achieve a target of $100 billion in trade by 2015 and […]
Unemployment rates in ASEAN
A short serie of data that will be combined at the end to have a clear picture….. Cambodia: 7.9% (Q1 2013, official labour statistics) Philippines: 7.1% Indonesia: 6.3% Myanmar: 5.4% Malaysia: […]
