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M&A remains favorite channel for real estate developers in Vietnam

The Hanoitimes – More transactions are expected to happen in the near future if market transparency improved and flexibility from investors becomes stronger. Real estate businesses continue the traditional channel of the capital market through merger and acquisition (M&A) activities depite slowdown in the first three quarters this year, said real estate and investment management firm […]

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Indonesia collects $20.9m in digital tax as of October

Indonesia has collected Rp 297 billion (US$20.9 million) from 22 digital technology companies under the new digital tax, the Finance Ministry’s Taxation Directorate General said Monday. The tax office has appointed dozens of technology companies and e-commerce platforms to be value-added tax (VAT) collectors in its efforts to tax digital business activity in the country. […]

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Malaysia: Call for higher minimum retirement age

KUALA LUMPUR: Faced with inadequate retirement savings and longer life expectancy, Malaysians will eventually have to work longer beyond the current retirement age of 60, according to the World Bank and the minister in charge of economic affairs. The World Bank has called for the country’s minimum retirement age to be increased to 65, albeit […]

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Thailand: Minister wants protection for e-commerce platform

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is seeking to have all e-commerce platforms registered with the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) to ensure cybersecurity in this 3-trillion-baht industry. The call was made as DES Minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta yesterday held a meeting with representatives from e-commerce platforms Lazada, Shopee, JD, Shopback and Thailandpostmart along with […]

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Vietnam: FDI possible in digital cross-border services

With regional nations racing to lower their taxes in order to woo more investment, which may dent their coffers, creating feasible policies for collecting taxes is expected to help reach their goals of attracting more high-quality funding. According to investment experts like Vu Tu Thanh, deputy regional managing director and senior country representative of the […]

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