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  • U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady

    U.S. consumer sentiment stays steady

    Shoppers are seen at Whole Foods Market on October 14, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia. Elijah Nouvelage | Afp | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you…

  • Jurusan Psikologi Kerja Apa? Besaran Gaji

    Jurusan Psikologi Kerja Apa? Besaran Gaji

    CABANG ilmu pengetahuan satu ini berkembang pesat. Psikologi, mencakup kajian mendalam tentang perilaku manusia serta faktor-faktor yang memengaruhi dinamika psikologis tersebut. Program studi psikologi memberikan pemahaman mendalam tentang berbagai teori, konsep, dan metodologi untuk menganalisis, memahami, dan merespons dinamika psikologis dalam berbagai situasi kehidupan sehari-hari yang melibatkan manusia. Jurusan psikologi memainkan peran penting dalam…

  • Alibaba’s Lazada cuts staff across Southeast Asia in fresh round of layoffs

    Alibaba’s Lazada cuts staff across Southeast Asia in fresh round of layoffs

    Lazada is the third-largest e-commerce player in Indonesia, after Sea Limited’s Shopee and Tokopedia, according to Momentum Works. Matt Hunt | Lightrocket | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Alibaba-owned Lazada began its latest round of layoffs on Wednesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told CNBC, following a slew of media reports about cuts…

  • Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security

    Southeast Asia looks to renewable power for energy security

    The floating solar photovoltaic power plant by EDPR Sunseap Group, a unit of Energias de Portugal SA, in Woodlands, in Singapore, on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. Bryan van der Beek | Bloomberg | Getty Images Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing economies. As energy demand grows, the region is turning to…

  • Cities are fighting back against overtourism: Venice, Amsterdam, Bali

    Cities are fighting back against overtourism: Venice, Amsterdam, Bali

    From overtourism to no tourism — and back again. Many cities have come full circle to worrying about too many tourists rather than too few.    The rise of budget airlines, short-term home rentals and cruise ships are part of the problem, said Lionel Saul, a research assistant and visiting lecturer at EHL Hospitality Business…

  • Indonesia could be the ‘gateway’ to EV investments in ASEAN

    Indonesia could be the ‘gateway’ to EV investments in ASEAN

    Korean automobile manufacturer Kia displays the electric vehicle “EV6 GT-Line” during the 30th Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show in Tangerang on August 10, 2023. Yasuyoshi Chiba | Afp | Getty Images Indonesia’s EV-friendly policies have lured global investors to the country, but experts say they could also boost investments in Southeast Asia’s automotive industry more…

  • Asia food inflation fears rise as rice prices surge

    Asia food inflation fears rise as rice prices surge

    An undated stock photo of a market stall with piles of many varieties of Vietnamese rice in Ho Chi Minh city grocery. Vietnam is one of the largest exporters of quality rice, Asia’s most important staple food. Bicho_raro | Istock | Getty Images A perfect storm may be brewing in Asia. Rice prices surged to…

  • ASEAN moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system

    ASEAN moves closer to economic unity with new regional payments system

    Indonesian President Joko Widodo makes a speech during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Minister’s Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 14, 2023. Murat Gok | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images A new regional cross-border payment system recently implemented by Southeast Asian nations could deepen financial integration among participants, bringing the ASEAN bloc…

  • Asia could lose $500 billion GDP from pandemic school closures: Oxford

    Asia could lose $500 billion GDP from pandemic school closures: Oxford

    Elementary students sit inside dividers as preventive measure against Covid-19, as they attend physical classes at Longos Elementary School on Nov. 15, 2021 in Alaminos, Philippines. Ezra Acayan | Getty Images News | Getty Images School closures during the pandemic could erase over $500 billion of potential economic growth from a handful of Asian countries,…

  • Electric car sales surged by 55% in 2022 to hit over 10 million: IEA

    Electric car sales surged by 55% in 2022 to hit over 10 million: IEA

    Electric vehicles from Tesla photographed in China. The world’s second largest economy is a major player when it comes to the sale of electric vehicles. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images Electric car sales jumped to more than 10 million last year, with China accounting for roughly 60% of the market, according to…