Indonesia is expecting Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue providing favourable treatment when it comes to palm oil exports by dropping a plan to impose a higher import tariff for the key commodity. The Russian parliament approved a bill to impose a 20 per cent tariff – up from 10 per cent – on palm […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam’s telecommunication market is becoming more attractive to foreign investors as it has returned to the growth path in the first half of 2019 after a long period of saturation. Foreign investors are having big opportunities in Vietnam’s growing telecom sector as the government considers it a key driver for the country’s development […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore is Asia’s Monte Carlo, a playground of the wealthy. The city-state has two casinos, an annual Formula One race, and the third-highest concentration of ultra-rich individuals after Monaco and Geneva. It’s home not just to the “Crazy Rich Asians” caricatured in the eponymous movie but also, increasingly, Brazilian and British billionaires. Even the […]
Read MoreASEAN is coming of age. Sixty per cent of the Asean population today is under 35 years old. The region is behind only China and India in having the most millennials. Asean is also becoming increasingly connected. In 2017, almost half of consumers in Asean had a smartphone. And with the price point of smartphones […]
Read MoreOn 24 May 2019, the Copyright Law (Law) was enacted as the fourth and last intellectual property law to protect literary and artistic works. Replacing the law that was enacted in 1914, the new Law now includes updated definitions of performance, broadcasting, and includes computer programs as a work of writing. The Law specifies that […]
Read MoreLong-term foreign residents are crying foul at the strict implementation of the TM30 reporting rules, saying that it will only penalise law-abiding foreigners and have little effect on ill-intentioned criminals and other wrongdoers who skirt the law and evade the requirements. The reinforcement of regulations regarding the so-called TM30 form is outlined in the 1979 […]
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