Major Asean tourism associations have called for new strategies and greater cooperation to strengthen the industry. The Federation of Asean Travel Associations (Fata) is calling on the EU to offer visa-free travel to Asean citizens, reciprocating the courtesy Europeans receive from Asean countries. The Asean Tourism Association (Aseanta) has further urged tourism stakeholders to work […]
Read More(KPL) Ministry of Finance convened a meeting in Vientiane Capital on January 22-24 to allow representatives of relevant sectors to share comments on two draft laws on public debt management and value-added tax. The laws are expected to be proposed to the government at its monthly meeting in February and the National Assembly at its 5th Ordinary […]
Read MoreWhile maintaining their physical retail outlets, nearly all retailers in the country had joined the digital revolution in a bid to compete with established online marketplaces, Indonesian Retailers Association (Aprindo) chairman Roy Mandey said in Jakarta recently. “We cannot totally go digital, but we have to mix both offline and online sales,” Roy said, and that at least 35,000 […]
Read MoreMost exports in Myanmar are currently raw materials but the government is keen to change that. In order to scale up value-added work within the country and move away from exporting raw materials, the ministry will allow foreign investor to take part in joint ventures in the relevant sector, U Khin Maung Lwin, assistant secretary […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) has expressed optimism that the government would catch another major tax evader this year amid strengthened coordination between the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC). In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said he hopes the closer coordination between the BIR and […]
Read MoreSIAM Cement Group (SCG) is reportedly keen to take on full ownership of a project for the development of a multibillion-dollar petrochemicals complex in Vietnam. SCG wants to buy the entire stake of a joint venture partner, Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PVN), in the Long Son Petrochemicals (LSP) complex in the southern province of […]
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