by ev3v4hn | Aug 13, 2020 | Business News
SINGAPORE — In a major move to revive the construction industry, the authorities have cleared the decks for thousands of workers to restart work without their employers needing to apply for approvals. The change applies to jobs that require relatively few workers – such as lift maintenance and renovation work – and could help the […]
by ev3v4hn | Jul 27, 2020 | Business News
Pedestrians walk in an alleyway between commercial buildings in Hong Kong on July 22, 2020. ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP via China Daily/Asia News Network HONG KONG — Permanent residents of the Hong Kong and Macau special administrative regions holding no foreign passports...
by ev3v4hn | Jul 9, 2020 | Business News
United Airlines planes are parked at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. (AP) United Airlines is warning 36,000 employees — nearly half its U.S. staff — they could be furloughed in October, the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus pandemic is...
by ev3v4hn | Jun 20, 2020 | Business News
For the first time in its 75-year history, bus operator Victory Liner Inc. (VLI) is laying off hundreds of employees to stay afloat amid the tough economic and regulatory environment shaped by the coronavirus pandemic. VLI, one of the biggest bus operators in Luzon...
by ev3v4hn | Jun 15, 2020 | Business News
MANILA, Philippines – The national government released P34.416 billion in subsidies to state-run corporations in April, with the bulk received by the Social Security System (SSS) to disburse wage subsidies for workers of small businesses displaced by the coronavirus...
