The Hanoitimes – The FDI sector posted exports of US$149.83 billion in the January – October period, up 4.8% or US$6.93 billion year-on-year, accounting for 68.5% of Vietnam’s exports. Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$1.86 billion in October, leading to a surplus of US$9.01 billion in the first 10 months of 2019, up 23% year-on-year, […]
Read MoreThe Finance Ministry plans to adopt blockchain-based value-added tax (VAT) refund service for foreign tourists, starting from the end of this month. The blockchain technology for VAT refunds should speed up the process for tourists as details of their purchases will be immediately shared with the Revenue Department and the Customs Department once shops key […]
Read MoreDespite massive efforts to improve the English language skills of its people, Cambodia still lags behind much of the world. The annual English Proficiency Index, released this week, ranked the Kingdom 94th out of 100 countries included in the study. Cambodia was in the ‘very low’ proficiency category together with 29 other countries, mostly from […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Given the ongoing threat of machines replacing human jobs, Malaysian companies should upgrade the soft skills of its employees to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR4.0) that embraces digitalisation and artificial intelligence. For employees to have a productive future, founding chief executive officer of Thriving Talents Michael Teoh said companies must put […]
Read MoreMANILA, Phillipines — A trade war may be brewing between the Philippines and Thailand as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is considering the imposition of duty on vehicle imports from Thailand as a retaliatory measure for the latter’s failure to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on a cigarette tax case […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Xinhua) – Singapore’s retail sales declined by 2.2 per cent year-on-year in September, compared to a re-calculated four per-cent decrease in August, the Department of Statistics of Singapore announced yesterday. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the retail sales increased by 1.9 per cent month on month in September, compared to a 1.2 per cent […]
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