Cambodia-Vietnam trade sharply increased by 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 on a yearly basis, reaching a record high of $3.892 billion, despite tightened border controls over fears of spreading the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh. Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told his Cambodian […]
Read MoreThe baht opened at 31.16 to the US dollar on Monday, strengthening from 31.28 at close on Friday. The Thai currency is likely to move between 31.10 and 31.20 during the day and between 31.05 and 31.35 this week, Krungthai Bank market strategist Poon Panichpibool said. He predicted that the baht would move sideways due […]
Read MoreWHEN it comes to access and satisfaction with digital government services, Singapore remains largely divided. The city-state ranks highly overall in this aspect, but lags behind its global peers in bridging the gap between wealthy and lower-income residents. The government will also need to address issues of trust in data management. Singapore’s digital divide – […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has extended the expiry of existing income tax exemption on interest or profit earned from deposits for corporate investors in retail money market funds to Jan. 1,2022, according to a letter sighted by Bloomberg. A Securities Commission of Malaysia‘s spokesperson confirms the letter to Bloomberg via an email on Monday The letter […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The government should build up on better labor market programs as the pandemic would have longer scarring effects on the country’s labor force even in a post-COVID era, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. In its latest blog, the Manila-based multilateral lender said an improved labor market is needed to aid workers […]
Read MoreIn recent decades, the Vietnamese wood industry, from a small craft industry, has grown rapidly to become a global processing industry. Last year, thanks to its shift to “online sales” and changes in product structure that was in line with consumer trends in the world in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, Duc Thanh Woodwork […]
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