Vietnam and the United Kingdom are speeding up negotiations on a new-generation free trade agreement between the two sides, which is expected to be completed at the end of this year. The information was released at a webinar themed “Vietnam’s Trade and Economic Future: Opportunities for British and Vietnamese Businesses”, which was jointly held by […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s overall unemployment rate rose to 3.4% in August, official data showed, the highest since the middle of 2004 as businesses shed jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. The rate nudged above a 3.3% peak hit during the global financial crisis in September 2009, the data showed. The city-state last month began releasing jobless […]
Read MoreSome 50% of Thais agree with a plan to reopen the country for specific groups of tourists, says the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), while domestic tour operators are proposing inclusive measures to the government. The TCT survey polled 1,362 Thais during Aug 15-30, including residents in Phuket, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, Krabi and Pattaya. […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Construction, aiming to streamline trade flow, will allow all the freight trucks to drive on the Yangon-Mandalay Highway paying toll charges. It will allow the trucks to use the highway between October 6 and November 30 and the trucks must follow the instructions and inspection of the highway police. Private cars are […]
Read MoreCashless payment platforms can offer additional facilities to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to go digital, amid the rising use of cashless payments during the COVID-19 outbreak, management consulting firm McKinsey has stated. “In helping SMEs to digitalize, payment services can offer value-added services such as loyalty programs, digital marketing and payroll processing,” Reet […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Budget 2021 is expected to have a targeted fiscal expansionary stance to sustain a stronger economic revival, according to Socio-Economic Research Centre (SERC) executive director Lee Heng Guie. (pic) “It’s now up to the federal government to flex its fiscal spending power, ” Lee told an online media briefing when presenting the think […]
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