Shipments of Vietnamese fishery products to the EU in August, the first month the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement took effect, increased by around 10 percent over July, demonstrating the positive effect of the deal. The EU is the third largest market for Vietnam’s fishery products, after the US and Japan, with a market share of […]
Read MoreFinancial analysts predict that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will maintain the policy rate at 0.50% at Wednesday’s meeting and discuss other tools for solving the business and household liquidity problem. Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) said cutting the policy rate to near zero is unnecessary at the moment, as a lower interest rate may not […]
Read MoreA specialized messaging application, G-chat, for use by the government of Laos was officially launched in July and is now in use. The government messaging application, G-Chat, was developed by the Ministry of Post (MPT) and Telecommunications in cooperation with ALO Technology Laos and is now in use within the government sector. According to a report from the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – A survey of 1,500 employers and workers here has found that most employers expect a talent crunch this year, even as employees polled said they expect pay rises when switching jobs that are 10 percentage points higher than average expectations last year. Among employers’ top concerns are a lack of candidates with necessary […]
Read MoreHotel operators embraced the additional holidays in the fourth quarter announced on Tuesday by the cabinet but raised concerns about unequal opportunities for hotels in different tiers. The four-day weekends added to the calendar for Nov 19-22 and Dec 10-13 are part of efforts by the government to support domestic tourism during the high season. […]
Read MoreThe General Department of Taxation (GDT) has extended until next year the deadline to implement a new e-filing method of tax collection. This the second delay: The initial schedule was to start at the end of August. According to the announcement, the delay was made after suggestions from the private sector and the Ministry of […]
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