Private investigators have long operated in Phnom Penh’s seamy shadows, hired to follow and document the liaisons of philandering tycoons, help foreign authorities locate fugitives or track down missing persons. But as the Kingdom’s economy develops the demand for discrete surveillance has grown, and private eyes are finding themselves increasingly digging into the financial improprieties of their […]
Read MoreHCM CITY — Leather and footwear exports in the first eight months topped US$9.64 billion, a year-on-year increase of 12.2 per cent, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. They went to 100 countries, with the US, EU, Japan, China, and South Korea being the main buyers, it said. Foreign companies accounted for more than 81 […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The government is still confident that the economic growth target of 5.4 percent as set in the 2018 state budget draft can be achieved. This confidence stems amid various global and domestic economic challenges to be faced next year. This was conveyed by Finance Minister Sri Mulyani when discussing the state budget draft with […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – The National Development Planning (BPPN) Minister Bambang S. Brodjonegoro said that the government has several strategies to reduce economic inequality. “The normative ones include ensuring people’s participation in the social, political and economic contexts,” he said last week. Bambang said that the first point means that the government will open up quality job opportunities. […]
Read MoreHANOI — Importing used cars with nine seats and less will become harder if a proposal to raise used car tariffs is approved by the Government. In fact, the proposed import tax rate is double its current level and would make used cars more expensive than new ones. The draft was recently issued by the […]
Read MoreHANOI — The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has drafted a few adjustments to charges and fees in several sectors under its management. In a draft circular amending Circular No 286/2016/TT-BTC, the ministry has proposed to reduce the fee for the issuance of export food certificates, at the request of the importing country, from VND350,000 (US$15.5) […]
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