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Malaysia: Increased investment may convince investors to stay

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s increased investments in the first quarter of this year may convince investors to stay, thus, opening up employment opportunities, especially for fresh graduates, the Department of Statistic Malaysia (DOSM) said. Chief statistician Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Uzir Mahidin (pic) said according to data from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Miti), […]

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Thailand: Industry urges rethink on token ban

The Thailand Digital Asset Operators Trade Association (TDO) is seeking a revision following the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent ban on trading of meme-based tokens such as Dogecoin, fan-based tokens, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and exchange-issued tokens. The TDO condemned the regulator’s decision, saying the new rules give a competitive advantage to Bitkub’s KUB coin […]

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Philippines: SEC targets financing, lending firms in dirty money crackdown

MANILA, Philippines — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is mandating all financing and lending companies to submit a program aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. All entities seeking to operate as financing and lending companies must submit their respective anti-money laundering and terrorist financing blueprint not later than June 21. “As covered […]

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Vietnam: Online ads earn big amid COVID-19 pandemic

Online advertising, as the first choice of firms and brands amid the pandemic, is thriving in Vietnam and could reach the milestone of 1 billion USD in revenue this year. According to the Vietnam Digital Marketing Trends 2021 report by Novaon, Vietnam’s online ad market will continue growing during the 2020-2025 period, with a compound annual growth […]

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