While domestic travel is on the rise following government efforts to reduce the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on tourism-related businesses, the upturn is unlikely to offset the complete absence of foreign tourists. President of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Oudeth Souvannavong, told Vientiane Times on Monday the slump in tourism was not […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – It is essential to make a breakthrough in institutional reform to better mobilize resources for development and prevent splurge and corruption in state resources management. By 2045, when Vietnam celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Independence Day, the country is expected to become a developed and high-income country, according to Party General Secretary and […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand is allowing unsecured loan borrowers to use collateral stemming from mortgage loans for debt restructuring through debt consolidation, with lower interest rates charged. The central bank has introduced an optional debt relief measure for consumer finance products as a debt consolidation method. Borrowers who have good debt-servicing ability for housing loans […]
Read MoreCambodia’s rice exports to international markets in August dropped drastically to 22,130 tonnes, according to the National Phytosanitary database of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Compared with August last year, they fell nearly 35 percent from 34, 032 tonnes. However, in total Cambodia’s rice exports increased in the first eight months of the […]
Read MoreFinancial service company Visa has spoken out about the need for e-commerce platforms to adopt security measures such as tokenization to boost protection given the rise of e-commerce users in Indonesia during the pandemic. Tokenization, which replaces sensitive data such as credit card numbers with tokens, can eliminate fraudsters because if the tokens are stolen, […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, Sept 2 — Several business owners interviewed yesterday supported the call made by several Members of Parliament (MPs) over the past two days to put Singaporeans first when hiring. However, they told TODAY they hoped that policy moves and public rhetoric do not swing to the extreme — an outcome that a few other private sector […]
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