[JAKARTA] Indonesia has temporarily banned foreign tourists entering the country through Jakarta’s airport, the transport ministry said, in a bid to slow a spike in coronavirus infections driven by the Omicron variant. The South-east Asian country has seen a jump in cases, with more than 36,000 infections recorded on Sunday (Feb 6) and the bed […]
Read MoreThe planning of Vietnam’s seaports for the next decade sets a target of creating a breakthrough in the seaport system and the attraction of more foreign investment. Seaports play key role in goods transport Under a Prime Minister’s decision approving the Vietnam’s seaport plan in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050, seaports are […]
Read MoreThe Covid-19 pandemic has posed a challenge to exporting agro-produce especially rice, given the escalating logistic and production costs in the first months of this year. According to Lun Yeng, Secretary General of Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF), the main challenge for Cambodian milled rice is the shortage of shipping containers from the EU and the […]
Read MoreCross-border trade in 2021 expanded 30 per cent compared to the previous year, the Commerce Ministry reported last week, while setting a target of 5-7 per cent growth for 2022. The total trade of 1.71 trillion baht in 2021 represented a rise of 30.03 per cent, with exports rising 34.6 per cent to 1.03 trillion […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will remain a regional underperformer despite the strong bounce-back from the pandemic-induced recession due to the rapid virus surge and tough mobility restrictions early this year, according to DBS Bank of Singapore. In a report, DBS economist Chua Han Teng said risks remain despite the projected 6.5 percent gross domestic […]
Read MoreCambodia’s Prakas 542 provides the rules for implementing a value-added tax on non-resident foreign e-commerce suppliers. Prakas 542 also clarifies that the non-resident entity must register for VAT purposes in Cambodia and file for VAT returns if their turnover from the e-commerce activities reaches a certain threshold. Notified in September 2021, Prakas 542 provides the […]
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