TAXPAYERS, particularly foreign investors, seeking value-added tax credits and refunds now have two years to file appropriate documents instead of 120 days under a new set of rules issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue. This new revenue regulation addresses the concerns of foreign investors, particularly the issues raised by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce […]
Read MoreTHE HEALTH insurance medical information system in Vietnam , rolled out last June, is the optimal solution to ensure transparency and prevent insurance fraud. This consensus of opinion was evident among Government officials at a conference by the Vietnam Social Security agency on Monday to announce its review on the implementation of the health insurance […]
Read MoreMORE THAN 100 entrepreneurs from Laos and European and regional countries met this week to debate trends and opportunities in the Asean market at the “Vientiane Economic Forum”. The forum was co-chaired by Laotian Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce Somchith Inthamith, the vice president of the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Thanongsinh […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s jobless rate hit a six-year high in the fourth quarter, while total employment in 2016 grew at the weakest pace in over a decade, as labor market conditions softened amid a slowdown in economic growth. The total unemployment rate rose to 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter from 2.1 percent in […]
Read MoreAs the 2016-17 fiscal year enters its final months the Myanmar Investment Commission’s approved investment total stands at over US$6 billion – some $2.5 billion of which was approved in just the last three weeks. The MIC approved $3.5 billion between April 1 and December 31, with the latter date marking the cut period for […]
Read MoreA year after fire destroyed Mingalar market – one of Yangon’s largest – a competition to design a new building as begun. But many shopkeepers are impatient and would rather see the market rebuilt as soon as possible. More than 1600 shops went up the blaze that gutted Mingalar market in January 2016 – the […]
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