Laos, as a least developed country, is still largely dominated by microbusinesses, which account for 94.2 per cent of all enterprises in the country, the results of the latest survey revealed on February 16 show. A total of 133,997 enterprises recorded their operations in 2019, an increase of 9,124 compared to 2013, according to the […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – In 2021, the trade ministry eyes an increase of 4-5% in trade turnover from an estimated US$543.9 billion last year. A surge of nearly 20% year-on-year in export turnover in the first half of January to US$12.9 billion signal a bright outlook for Vietnam’s exports this year. Statistics from the General Department of […]
Read MoreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is putting cryptocurrencies and digital assets on the top of its agenda this year, urgently seeking a concrete direction for the regulation of emerging assets in an effort to support skyrocketing trade volume and to protect lawful users and the public. The SEC plans to raise these issues at […]
Read MoreAFP – Asian markets mostly fell yesterday on profit-taking and growing worries about inflation, which offset long-running optimism about the global recovery as vaccines are rolled out, infection rates slow and Joe Biden’s stimulus winds through Congress. Oil prices pushed further up to 13-month highs as the severe cold snap in the United States hammers production, […]
Read MoreVietnam ranks second in terms of cryptocurrency use, driven by remittance payments, according to a recent survey by a global provider of market and consumer data Statista. Statista’s survey findings showed that 21 per cent of respondents in Vietnam said that they used or owned cryptocurrency last year, the second-highest rate among 74 surveyed countries. […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A spike in inflation would typically prompt Filipino workers to call for a wage hike. But not this year. Some labor groups are holding back from asking for an increase in daily minimum wage last adjusted nearly 3 years ago over fears doing so would only exacerbate business shutdowns, leaving them jobless and […]
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