The Hanoitimes – Emerging economies have accounted for almost two-thirds of the world’s GDP growth and more than half of new consumption over the past 15 years yet, as individual countries, their economic performance varies substantially. Vietnam has been classified among the best performing emerging economies, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report. The […]
Read MoreASEAN unity and economic integration are the key factors for its members as trade tensions between the United States and China escalate, participants in a panel on the geopolitics of trade agreed at a session of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN on Wednesday. They also called on ASEAN to strengthen collaborative resilience to navigate […]
Read MoreThe higher import tax on consumer goods is effective as of Sept. 13 as part of the government’s efforts to slow imports and improve its current account. Under a recently issued finance ministry regulation, the government has imposed a 10 percent on consumer goods range from cosmetics to household appliances, to clothes, hobby equipment, electronics, automotive products and to food and beverages. The new […]
Read MoreMORE Singaporeans found jobs in the first half of this year than in the first six months of 2017, with local employment growth 1.5 times higher. However, the latest Manpower Ministry (MOM) statistics released on Thursday also showed that the long-term unemployment rate has continued to edge up. The MOM said in its latest report […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – After two months of trial, Go-Viet app has been downloaded 1.5 million times and accounts for 35% of market share for two-wheel ride hailing in Ho Chi Minh City, stated Go-Jek`s CEO and founder. Indonesia’s ride-hailing giant Go-Jek, through its local brand Go-Viet, on September 12 officially launched its services in Vietnam after […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: The Government is currently studying the tax structure for foreign digital service content providers, said Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah (pic). He said the ministry would look into the findings of the “Malaysia’s Digital Economy: A New Driver of Development” report first before coming out with any mechanism for the digital economy. “We are definitely looking into the matter […]
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