Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a draft law that suggests nearly tripling environmental protection tax on oil and gas consumption. People in Vietnam currently have to pay VND3,000 (US$0.13) in environmental tax for each liter of gasoline, while the finance ministry recommended that should be raised to VND8,000 ($0.36) in its draft regulation, which […]
Read MoreTHE PRESIDENTS of Laos and Singapore have agreed to enhance their relations and continue cooperation in the development of various fields. This was the main theme of a meeting this week between Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachit and his Singapore counterpart, Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam, when they held talks at the Laotian Presidential Palace. Tan […]
Read MoreThe dreary design of the website and Facebook page of Find Surrogate Mother (aka surrogacy inc) makes depressing reading. The business describes itself as “a full service Surrogacy Agency in Manila, Philippines, helping to match Surrogate Mothers, Intended Parents, Egg Donors, Sperm Donors [which] provide[s] services for Heterosexual Couple, Gay Couple, Lesbian Couple, Single Woman, […]
Read MoreIndonesia’s abrupt easing of a three-year ban on nickel ore exports will not flood the global market but instead is aimed at balancing the country’s smelters and creating job opportunities at mines, top mining officials said on Saturday. Indonesian mines may export up to 5.2 million tonnes of nickel ore a year under the country’s […]
Read MoreAnother think tank has affirmed an emerging consensus that the Philippines’ short-term prospects remain upbeat but concerns are growing that politics and governance could threaten long-term growth. London-based research consultancy firm Capital Economics released a report on Friday saying it remains sanguine about the short-term outlook on the country’s fundamentals. Looking ahead, however, it said […]
Read MoreMORE needs to be done by the government and private sector in educating Filipinos for the country to achieve financial inclusion, the central bank’s 2014 Consumer Finance Survey (CFS) showed. The efforts must focus on improving banking services, retirement programs and policies, and regulation of “shadow banking,” results of the latest quadrennial survey on consumer […]
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