Economy
Here's how bad China's debt problem is
Non-financial sector debt was a little over 210% of GDP.
Chart of the Day: Tech output dropped for 24th straight month
It shrank 7.2% YoY.
Hope remains for battered Singapore manufacturing, exports: OCBC
Gradual rebound seen for remainder of 2013.
Singapore's 2013 budget surplus earmarked at $2.4b
That's 0.7% of GDP.
Singapore's wage growth to inch higher to 3%
Cost pressures high on services sector.
Indonesia inflation predicted to slip to 5.6% in April
Down from its 22-month high record.
Taiwan's 1Q GDP estimated slipped sharply to 1.5%
Private consumption growth dropped as well.
Korea's March industrial production unexpectedly dips 2.6%
Early exports data also slipped 3.1%.
Chart of the Day: Finally, here's some good news from the manufacturing sector
Even as it shrank 6.5% in 1Q13.
Singapore parents enjoy enhanced leave schemes starting May 1
See what you are entitled to.
Singapore economy might have fallen 1.4% in 1Q: DBS
Pronounced improvement to be expected in 2H.
Japan's industrial production to climb a measly 0.3%
Will it fully recover in 2H?
Taiwan's GDP to dip to 2.9%
Blame it on weak exports.
Find out what Singapore manufacturing sector's saving grace is
This segment expanded 42%.
Why you shouldn't expect too much from Korea's export figures
Only 1% jump has been penciled in.
Why Singapore industrial output's 6.2% jump isn't too impressive
The previous months were too disappointing.
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