Cambodia and Vietnam should work together to promote their popular tourist draws, particularly Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam, and the Angkor archaeological complex in Siem Reap, according to a Vietnamese official. Nguyen Khao Thai, an official at the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communication, proposed the idea. “Ha Long Bay, is one of the […]
Read MoreThe Customs Department will allow those who buy small goods priced over 1,500 baht from vendors outside Thailand to pay import duties online, eliminating the need to pick up parcels at Laksi Post Office. With the Customs Department’s digital system, buyers can track the customs-clearing process and pay import tariffs via the online channel, outgoing director-general […]
Read MoreSingapore has the fastest 4G network followed by South Korea and Australia in the Asia-pacific. Singapore is also the fastest 4G country in the world, according to a report by Open Signal, a UK-based wireless technology company. The report compares 4G performance across 88 countries worldwide. South Korea is the second fastest network in Asia […]
Read MoreThe government is drafting a regulation to tax plastic bags next year in its effort to reduce plastic waste. “So the excise is for plastic bags, not for plastic bottles,” Finance Ministry customs and excise director general Heru Pambudi said on Thursday at his office in Tangerang, Banten, as quoted by kompas.com. He said the regulation, the draft for which was being […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Food & non-alcoholic beverages recorded a 3.5% increase in Kuala Lumpur in July, far exceeding all the states, according to the Statistics Department. The other state which recorded higher than the national index of 0.7% was Sarawak at 0.9%. The inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), rose 0.9% in […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Moody’s Investors Service said emerging markets, including the Philippines, remain inherently vulnerable to the risk of capital outflows associated with tightening global liquidity. In a report, Moody’s said 19 emerging countries have experienced $2 billion in net outflows in the second quarter. Data from the Institute of International Finance showed net capital […]
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