THE REVENUE Department plans to impose a 15 per cent withholding tax on profits and dividends generated by transactions involving digital assets. The notice follows the Cabinet’s agreement in principle to regulate trades in cryptocurrencies, initial coin offerings (ICOs) and other activities related to digital assets. The Cabinet yesterday approved in principle a draft emergency […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – With the significant rise in exports posted in the first two months of the year, Vietnam’s textile and garment industry expected to meet the 10 percent growth target set for 2018. According to Le Tien Truong, General Director of the Vietnam National Textile Group (Vinatex), the sector earned US$4.3 billion from exports in […]
Read MoreAll commodities produced in Laos will have a trademark under the Madrid Protocol, to create econom mic opportunities and help raise the standard of trade in the country. The Madrid system (officially the Madrid system for the international registration of marks) is the primary international system for facilitating the registration of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions around […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Posts and Telecom-munications is calling for the cooperation of all stakeholders in the ICT sector to solve a vulnerability in mobile phone networks that has led to a rise in the number of hacks in the kingdom. Speaking during a meeting on security in the telecommunications sector, Tan Sopheak, deputy director of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Investment Coordination Committee-Cabinet Committee (ICC-CabCom) of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) has approved three big-ticket infrastructure projects collectively valued at P71.35 billion, the agency said yesterday. These include flood control projects in Mindanao, priority bridges in Metro Manila and an agro-enterprise project for rural areas. The Ambal-Simuay River and […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s financial regulator said it was considering setting a cap on interest rates and the size of loans offered by fintech firms, in a move aimed at minimising the risk of defaults. The emergence of these peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platforms, offering loans ranging from as little as a few hundred dollars to several thousands, […]
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