VIENTIANE (Xinhua) – The combined trade value of imports and exports between Laos and Vietnam rose and crossed the $1 billion mark in 2018. According to daily Vientiane Times on Friday, in 2018, Laos earned about $723.5 million from goods exported to Vietnam and spent $552.2 million on imported goods, according to the Ministry of Industry and […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s trade balance deteriorated to a record-high deficit of $41.44 billion last year as imports rose sharply while exports waned down, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. Although the trade gap narrowed to a three-month low in December as imports declined for the first time in a year, the PSA […]
Read MorePETALING JAYA: The government stands to collect an additional few billion ringgit from individuals and companies with overseas bank accounts under the Special Voluntary Disclosure Programme (VDP), according to Tax Advisory and Management Services Sdn Bhd chief executive officer Yong Poh Chye. The majority of individuals and companies own overseas bank accounts because of property […]
Read MoreFarida is a batik enthusiast. So strong is her fondness for batik that the resident of Yala in southern Thailand, visited the Indonesia Pavilion and bought batik every day during the sixth edition of the annual Melayu Day @Yala. The Malay cultural festival, which ran from Feb. 8 to 10, featured participants from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The […]
Read MoreNEGOTIATIONS in relation to the Bt224.5-billion high-speed railway project have yet to be concluded, while the secretary-general of the Eastern Economic Corridor (ECC) Committee has indicated that if a deal was not reached, BSR Joint Venture’s proposal will be considered. Worawut Mala, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand (SRT), said talks with Charoen […]
Read MoreThe cryptocurrency industry has entered the early phases of recognition from the government after the Trade Ministry’s Futures Exchange Supervisory Board (Bappebti) issued Ministerial Regulation No. 5/2019 on the implementation of physical markets for crypto assets in futures exchanges. The regulation focuses among other things on good governance principles for crypto asset traders, legal certainty, […]
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