Recent positive data, Vietnam raises the retirement age

Economic data published this week by Singapore and Korea, which are both good bellwethers for the rest of the region, add to evidence that the worst is now over for regional growth. Meanwhile, the announcement that Vietnam will gradually raise its retirement age is a welcome step given the country’s worsening demographic outlook.  

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