Kishida’s difficult year
Author: Aurelia George Mulgan, UNSW Canberra The past year has not been good for Japan, nor for Prime Minister Fumio…
Report: Goldman Sachs Will Lay Off Roughly 4,000 Employees
Last Updated on December 16, 2022 Goldman Sachs is reportedly set to institute layoffs that will affect as many as…
Vietnam places market logic above workers’ rights
Author: Angie Ngọc Tran, California State University Vietnam’s long-overdue 6 per cent regional minimum wage increase came into effect on…
South Korea’s trade deficit reflects global economic challenges
South Korea posted a trade deficit of US$3.8 billion in September 2022 — higher than experts predicted in a Reuters…
Migrant workers needed to fill critical skill gaps in Indonesia
Authors: Wayne Palmer, Bielefeld University and Nicola Piper, Queen Mary University of London In August 2022, there were 104,230 foreign…
POLL: Nearly Half of Americans Say Washington Should Push for Peace in Ukraine
Last Updated on December 13, 2022 According to a recent poll, nearly half of the American public (47%) want the…
U.S. Household Wealth Sees Second-Fastest Decline Since 1959
Last Updated on December 12, 2022 Median U.S. household wealth fell by its second fastest pace in history in the…
Debate over Thailand’s minimum wage rages
Author: Wannaphong Durongkaveroj, Ramkhamhaeng University From 1 October 2022, Thailand’s daily minimum wage has increased throughout the country by 5–8…
China’s agricultural bans don’t yet threaten Taiwan’s economic security
Author: Roy C Lee, CIER Following China’s ban of Taiwanese pineapple and wax apple imports in 2021, grouper fish and…
Dwindling economic opportunities for China’s youth fuels discontent
Author: Kevin Lin, Asian Labour Review College students and youth had been key participants in a weekend of protests across…