Laos: Struggling to get out of China’s shadow Mon, 1 Aug 2016 – Laos probably hoped for more from last week’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.In the lead up to the event held in the Laos capital of Vientiane, many wondered if the South China Sea dispute would wreak the same havoc as it did at […]
Read MoreLaos: Thailand, Laos agree on workers pact Thus, 7 Jul 2016 – Thai and Lao labour ministers have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on labour cooperation to improve the livelihoods of Lao workers in Thailand. The agreement covers academic cooperation, worker here. Labour Minister Gen Sirichai Distakul signed the pact with Lao labour minister […]
Read MoreLaos: Cambodia and Laos to boost trade, open more checkpoints Tue, 28 Jun 2016 – Laos has asked Cambodia to increase trade and investment in its northern neighbour as bilateral trade between the two countries is small and has plenty of room to expand. Laos? newly-elected Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith met his Cambodian counterpart Hun […]
Read MoreVietnam: Vietcombank to sell shares to Singaporean investment fund Friday, 5 August 2016 – Singapore government’s investment fund GIC Private Limited (GIC) is negotiating to buy at least 7 per cent of the Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vi?t Nam (Vietcombank). That would be the second largest investment that the Singaporean sovereign […]
Read MoreVietnam: Farmers stuck with tra fish as price sinks lower Friday, 5 August 2016 – The price of tra fish in the C?u Long (Mekong) Delta has continued to fall, leaving large inventories of fish and causing losses for farmers. Nguy?n Ng?c H?i, chairman of Th?i An Tra Fish Co-operative in C?n Th? City, said […]
Read MoreVietnam: Tax incentives to help firms beat difficulties Friday, 5 August 2016 – Vi?t Nam plans to impose a 17 per cent corporate income tax (CIT) for four years from January 1, 2017, on businesses making less than VN?20 billion (US$893,000) in revenue.The current tax rate is 20 per cent.This is one of the tax […]
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