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Quiz: Which country leads Asia-Pacific in digital competitiveness?

Quiz: Which country leads Asia-Pacific in digital competitiveness?

This country ranks first in the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, which evaluates the ability and readiness of economies to adopt digital technologies.
Singapore’s singles to get priority for public flats near parents

Singapore’s singles to get priority for public flats near parents

Quiz: Do young Singaporeans prefer renting or buying homes?

Quiz: Do young Singaporeans prefer renting or buying homes?

Singapore tops Asia-Pacific with highest private home prices

Singapore tops Asia-Pacific with highest private home prices

With a median price of US$1.3 million in 2023, Singapore's private residential homes were the most expensive in the Asia-Pacific region for the second year in a row.
May 22, 2024 | 02:54 am PT
Number of Vietnam’s sustainable accommodations ranks 5th in Asia-Pacific

Number of Vietnam’s sustainable accommodations ranks 5th in Asia-Pacific

Vietnam has had 5,093 sustainable accommodations recognized by Dutch online travel agency Booking.com, placing it in fifth position in the Asia-Pacific after India, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand.
November 19, 2022 | 01:53 am PT
Vietnam to lead GDP growth among major Asia Pacific economies

Vietnam to lead GDP growth among major Asia Pacific economies

Vietnam is set to lead GDP growth among major economies in the Asia Pacific at 7.2% this year, but global inflation remains a threat to the region, the World Bank forecasts.
September 27, 2022 | 01:04 am PT
Biden, Xi to address Asia-Pacific leaders on trade, Covid recovery

Biden, Xi to address Asia-Pacific leaders on trade, Covid recovery

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to address leaders of the Pacific Rim late on Friday amid heightened regional trade and geopolitical tensions.
November 11, 2021 | 08:45 pm PT
World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific

World Bank says Delta variant slowing economic growth in East Asia and Pacific

The East Asia and Pacific region's recovery has been undermined by the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, which is likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality in the region, the World Bank said on Monday.
September 29, 2021 | 07:39 pm PT
Asia Pacific leaders make joint appeal for free and fair trade

Asia Pacific leaders make joint appeal for free and fair trade

Asia Pacific leaders set aside differences on Friday with their first joint communique in three years, calling for free and predictable trade amid the coronavirus pandemic.
November 20, 2020 | 06:08 pm PT
Vietnamese salary a seventh of regional median

Vietnamese salary a seventh of regional median

The average wage in Vietnam is only one-seventh that of Asia Pacific, with a low ratio of skilled labor impeding productivity.
December 20, 2019 | 03:32 am PT
Vietnam consumer confidence grows fastest in Asia Pacific region

Vietnam consumer confidence grows fastest in Asia Pacific region

Vietnam’s consumers confidence index saw the biggest gains in the Asia Pacific region in the first quarter this year, market research firm Nielsen says.
June 26, 2019 | 01:46 am PT
Vietnam envisions Van Don economic zone as Asia-Pacific financial hub

Vietnam envisions Van Don economic zone as Asia-Pacific financial hub

Vietnam aims to have northern Van Don economic zone be a financial center for the Asia Pacific region by 2030. 
January 5, 2019 | 12:07 am PT
Vietnam emerges a new favorite among Asia Pacific travelers

Vietnam emerges a new favorite among Asia Pacific travelers

A report by travel website Skyscanner names Vietnam as a new top destination among Asian Pacific (APAC) travelers.
December 14, 2018 | 03:39 am PT
Hanoi, HCMC among top 10 Asia-Pacific business destinations

Hanoi, HCMC among top 10 Asia-Pacific business destinations

Hanoi is seventh and Ho Chi Minh City ninth in a 2017 Asia-Pacific ranking of overnight business trip destinations.
December 8, 2018 | 06:15 am PT
Hunger stalks Asia's booming cities: UN agencies

Hunger stalks Asia's booming cities: UN agencies

Hundreds of millions of children and adults in Asia's rapidly expanding cities are undernourished, United Nations officials said on Friday.
November 1, 2018 | 06:33 pm PT
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