The Hanoitimes – Technology enterprises are the core group than can help boost Vietnam`s economy rapidly as it grows 2.5 times faster than GDP. At the recent national forum on developing Vietnamese technology firms, some experts suggested regulators apply more proper tax policies and create more incentives for the development of domestic tech companies. Smarter tax […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand insists it has not manipulated the baht to gain an advantage in exports amid speculation Thailand could be added to the US’s expanded watch list for currency manipulation. The central bank regularly communicates with the US Treasury, telling it Thailand has not stepped into the foreign currency market to gain a […]
Read MoreThe government announced on Monday that it would lower the price ceilings for domestic economic class airfares by 12 to 16 percent, of both low-cost carriers and full service airlines, particularly for planes with jet engines. The new price ceilings will take effect May 15. “The government will not directly intervene in fares, but through […]
Read MoreThe strength of the Myanmar kyat has been a key factor in helping go stabilise local petrol prices at a time when global oil prices have become increasingly volatile. Since the start of the year, oil prices have risen on the back of US sanctions on Iran, a major oil-producing nation. As fuel is mostly […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Creativity, green and inclusive growth, as well as sustainable development, are the right direction for Vietnam to go forward. Vietnam’s economy would be left behind against regional peers and other countries, unless the country has strong desire for prosperity, according to Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Nevertheless, Phuc expected the country to overcome […]
Read MoreThailand’s waiver of visa-on-arrival fees is likely to get less attention from Chinese travellers as arrivals from the mainland are still declining. Instead, the 2,000-baht fee exemption that runs from Nov 15, 2018 to Oct 31 this year has given a big boost to India, one of the 21 nations eligible for the exemption. Arrivals […]
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