MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) warns of higher fuel prices amid tight supply in the international market. Recent world events have once again pushed the prices of oil in the local market. The DOE has observed the continuing decline of oil production by members of the Oil Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as […]
Read MoreAgoda’s booking data has revealed changing patterns for Thai Songkran travellers, with Tokyo overtaking Bangkok as the top destination this year. Traditionally a time when Thais return to their hometowns to pay respect to their elders by pouring scented water onto their palms and visiting temples to make merit during the festival, the booking data suggests […]
Read MoreFormjacking, essentially virtual ATM skimming, is the new get-rich-quick scheme for cybercriminals in response to last year’s diminishing returns from other cybercrimes like ransomware and cryptojacking. These hackers are injecting malicious code into retailers’ websites to steal payment information from customers. More than 4,800 unique websites are compromised with formjacking code each month, according to Symantec’s […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – At the end of December, the aggregate outstanding bonds of Vietnam’s 30 largest corporate local currency (LCY) bond issuers amounted to VND95.6 trillion (US$4.18 billion), representing 96.3% of the total LCY corporate bond stock. Vietnam’s local currency (LCY) bonds outstanding stood at VND1,180.5 trillion (US$51 billion) at the end of December, down 5.3% […]
Read MorePromises to hike the daily minimum wage will incentivise investors to relocate production bases to offset the higher wage burden, with financially strained small companies among those to be hit hardest, say business executives. “We will have to follow government regulation [on the daily minimum wage], but generally speaking investors will relocate their production bases because […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The peso moved sideways yesterday ahead of the rate setting meeting of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) wherein interest rates are expected to remain unchanged amid easing inflation. The local currency shed two centavos to close of 52.81 to $1 from Tuesday’s 52.83 to $1. It opened weaker at 52.9 to […]
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