The Finance Ministry’s customs and excise directorate general recorded 16.98 percent year-on-year (yoy) growth in customs and excise tax revenue in the first half of 2018 to Rp 93.28 trillion (US$644 billion) or 48.08 percent of this year total target. “It was the highest growth in the last three years,” said the head of the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Being among the most attractive destinations in ASEAN for mergers and acquisitions (M&As), Vietnam has been also a fruitful land for M&A consulting service providers. Data showed that the total numbers of M&A deals and value in Vietnam surged sharply by 22 percent and 15 percent annually, respectively, in the 2007-2017 period. The […]
Read MoreFollowing a rise in the number of complaints from tourists that have been sold non-genuine souvenirs, the Ministry of Tourism said it will take matters into its own hands by shutting down businesses that deal in bootleg merchandise. In a statement released yesterday, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said “strong legal action” will be taken against […]
Read MoreSELF-CHECKOUT counters across 88 stores, a refreshed e-commerce platform, and an automated storage and retrieval system manned by robots. Armed with a slew of digital initiatives, supermarket chain NTUC FairPrice is on a mission to “make data and technology key partners of the business”, said FairPrice’s managing director of digital and technology Johnny Wong. But […]
Read MoreVice President Jusuf Kalla has said investors were in a wait and see position ahead of the presidential and legislative elections in 2019 as they were concerned about the possible impact of the political events on the country’s economy. He explained that investors were also still waiting for the result of the presidential election, which would […]
Read MoreThe Labour Ministry will push for a plan to import 40,000 workers from neighbouring countries to solve a labour shortage in the commercial fishing sector. Labour Minister Adul Sangsingkeo said Thursday that workers from Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia and Vietnam would be targeted under a system of MoUs to ensure they first undergo a state-sponsored screening process. […]
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