Car dealers will be granted a two-month extension to their import licenses, a senior official of the Ministry of Commerce said. “We are working on a plan that allows the licenses to be extended for up to two months as most car dealers have stopped selling cars because of the COVID 19 crisis,” the official […]
Read MoreThe announcement by Prime Minister Hun Sen this week that suspended factory workers would only be receiving a total of $70 per month could potentially push hundreds of thousands of garment workers and their families back below the poverty line, according to Oxfam. The $70 monthly payment, which equates to $2.33 a day for a […]
Read MoreAuthorities in Bangkok have banned alcohol sales for a week and a half to help prevent social gatherings that could spread the virus that causes Covid-19. The ban wiill be in effect from April 10 to April 20 and is the metropolitan region’s latest effort to contain a surge in infections since early March. The […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The relief package is estimated at VND180 trillion (US$7.63 billion). Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on April 8 signed Decree No.41/2020 on five-month delay of deadline for payments of taxes and land rental fees, applicable for enterprises and individuals affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The decree covers five beneficiary groups that are entitled […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country posted its smallest trade deficit in more than two years in February as imports declined, and exports continued to grow although at a much smaller pace, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported yesterday. The trade gap narrowed to $1.656 billion in February, the smallest since July 2017, data showed. It […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE’S digital banking contenders will need to wait a bit longer to know whether they are successful in their applications. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced on Thursday that successful applicants will be informed in the second half of 2020 instead of June 2020 as originally intended, as the ongoing virus outbreak throws a […]
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