Thailand’s THAILAND² strategy aims to reskill workers, strengthen lifelong learning and increase R&D investment as ageing and AI threaten productivity.

TOKYO - Japan ranked 20th among the 36 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in labor productivity in 2017 at $47.50 per hour, keeping the same ranking as the previous year, but marking the worst standing among the Group of Seven major economies, according to a report by the Tokyo-based Japan Productivity Center.