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New Zealand pandemic recession ends with record growth

[ad_1] WELLINGTON: New Zealand rebounded from a coronavirus-induced recession with record economic growth of 14 percent in the July-September quarter, official data showed on Thursday (December 17). The strong numbers followed an 11 percent decline in the previous quarter, when New Zealand was in a COVID-19 lockdown. Ad Ad Finance …

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Non-residents account for 9 out of 10 of the total decline in employment from January to September: MOM

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: The total number of people employed here continued to decline in the third quarter, but at a significantly slower pace, as resident employment recovered “strongly” to near-pre-pandemic levels. In addition to the faster drop in non-resident employment, foreigners, excluding maids, accounted for nearly nine out of ten of …

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S’pore Street Vendors Hope Inclusion on Unesco’s Intangible Heritage List Will Keep the Sector Thriving, Singapore News & Top Stories

[ad_1] SINGAPORE – Singaporeans praised the news on Wednesday (December 16) that the country’s street vendor culture has been inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, and some street vendors hope it will attract more tourists to their jobs and keep the sector alive and prosperous after the Covid-19 pandemic. The …

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Chinese ship carrying moon rocks returns to Earth: Xinhua

[ad_1] BEIJING (AP) – An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth on Thursday (December 17) on the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. . The capsule carrying the samples collected by the Chang’e-5 space …

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Tight-working contractors hit by a brick wall of rising material costs, supply chain disruptions

[ad_1] SINGAPORE: Construction companies, already short of workers, have to deal with more expensive construction materials as both freight and demand for raw materials have skyrocketed, creating a shortage in the supply chain. For consumers, this has led to more expensive renovation projects, as contractors and material suppliers struggling to …

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