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    Joined at the hip

    Business, Post Reporters, Published on 22/01/2024

    » The Thai tourism industry posted a disappointing result in terms of arrivals from China last year, recording only 3.5 million visitors, falling far short of the original goal of 5-7 million.

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    Asian shares rebound as chipmakers jump

    Published on 20/01/2024

    » RECAP: Asian shares rebounded yesterday, buoyed by a rally in global chipmakers, after struggling earlier because of concerns about China's sluggish economic recovery.

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    Indian workers keen on jobs in Israel

    Published on 18/01/2024

    » ROHTAK, India - Thousands of men queued in the northern state of Harayana this week during a recruitment drive to send workers to Israel, where the offensive in Gaza, now in its fourth month, has caused a shortage of labour.

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    Chinese economic outlook still weak

    Published on 17/01/2024

    » BEIJING - China’s economy grew by 5.2% in 2023, slightly more than the official target, but the recovery was far shakier than many analysts and investors expected, with a deepening property crisis, mounting deflationary risks and tepid demand casting a pall over the outlook for this year.

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    Don't rely on last year's trends for global economy

    Oped, Published on 16/01/2024

    » Behavioural economists have popularised the term "recency bias" to describe our tendency to be disproportionately influenced by the latest events compared to earlier ones. Could this cognitive phenomenon explain why numerous analysts have a rather optimistic tilt for the world economy in 2024? Or are there really positive trends counterbalancing the obvious and mounting challenges to global growth?

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    Financial market predictions for 2024

    Business, Published on 12/01/2024

    » In 2023, we saw central banks struggle with inflation. Following a series of interest rate increases, global inflation has fallen from around 10% in the middle of 2022 to its current level of less than 5%.

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    Graduates struggling to find work

    Gary Boyle, Published on 04/01/2024

    » The National Statistical Office (NSO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the high rate of unemployment among new graduates -- now representing the biggest portion of the nation's jobless, according to a survey.

  • News & article

    Graduates struggling to find work

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2024

    » The National Statistical Office (NSO) expressed concern on Wednesday over the high rate of unemployment among new graduates -- now representing the biggest portion of the nation's jobless, according to a survey conducted in October.

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    Why are so many young Chinese people depressed?

    Oped, Published on 04/01/2024

    » China's high youth unemployment rate and increasingly disillusioned young people -- many of whom are "giving up" on work -- have attracted much attention from media outlets and Chinese policymakers. The narrative is to associate the problem with the country's recent growth slowdown. In fact, the issue goes much deeper.

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    South Korea adapts to shifts in global trade

    Oped, Published on 03/01/2024

    » US-China relations are as fraught as ever, but what does that mean for smaller actors? The answer depends on the country, sector, and even firm. South Korean companies, for example, appear to be reaping significant benefits from US trade and technology restrictions on China, which have at least slowed the "China-zation" of manufacturing and global value chains. But this is not the whole story.

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