The Hanoitimes – Institutional reform should be the new growth engine for Vietnam’s economy, which, however, has not made any significant improvement to date. Vu Thanh Tu Anh, director of research at the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program, remained cautious about Vietnam’s economic prospect in 2019, citing the slowdown of the global economic growth, uncertainties surrounding the […]
Read MoreA series of tourism stimulus measures, including visa fee waivers for citizens of some countries and improved safety and security rules, is about to go before the cabinet as the industry looks for a boost in the last two months of the year. The stimulus aims to draw foreign travellers to Thailand during the peak season […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as concerns that an economic slowdown may curb fuel demand growth overshadowed the reintroduction of sanctions on Iran. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $62.93 a barrel at 0131 GMT, down 17 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last settlement. International Brent crude oil futures were […]
Read MoreStatistics Indonesia (BPS) announced on Monday that the unemploymentfigure declined to 7 million in August, down from 7.04 million in the same month of 2017. The unemployment rate was recorded at 5.34 percent. “The unemployment rate in urban areas was higher than in villages,” said BPS head Suhariyanto in a press conference, adding that the number of manpower reached 131.01 […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – Goods imported into Singapore take slightly over 30 hours to clear the border compliance process. This might sound like a long time, but it is almost a third of the time that goods imported into Indonesia might take. Indeed, Singapore is the quickest when it comes to export and import times, compared to […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Capital inflow into Vietnam, including both direct and indirect foreign investment, has been increasing over the past few years. Vietnam’s stock market grew 70% in terms of scale and 48% in the main index last year, presenting good opportunities for investors, according to Tran Van Dung, chairman of the State Securities Commission of […]
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