THE LAO government has taken several steps to make it easier for Chinese nationals to visit Laos, such as reducing the visa fee from $14 to $10, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara (pictured, Vientiane Times) said recently. The minister outlined the measures at the recent Lao tourism promotion meeting in Shanghai. The […]
Read MoreThe American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) has said an end to the Kingdom’s access to a US preferential tariffs agreement after the introduction of the “Cambodia Trade Act of 2019” by Washington would be “counterproductive”. Such a move would harm not only thousands of factory workers and their families’ livelihoods, but would affect […]
Read MoreAn expected decision to increase daily minimum wage levels has been deferred, with the tripartite committee saying it needs more information. Jarin Jakaphark, permanent secretary for labour affairs, said on Wednesday that provincial subcommittees have proposed a raise of two to 10 baht this year, depending on the province. Workers had expected the committee to […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Vehicle importers improved their performance in February as sales grew 12 percent from last year on improved consumer demand for automobiles. In a statement yesterday, the Association of Vehicle Importers and Distributors Inc. (AVID) said total sales from its members reached 7,876 units in February, up from 7,017 units a year ago. […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Shopee Malaysia has made it into the top 10 most visited sites in Malaysia, making it the number one e-commerce site in the country, according to the latest ranking from Comscore. Comscore is a trusted currency for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms. The latest ranking demonstrated how the e-commerce landscape in […]
Read MoreA working group to study new issues related to intellectual property, labour, environment, and e-commerce is being set up by Asean, as the bloc is revving up new free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with non-Asean partners. Commerce permanent secretary Boonyarit Kalayanamit said the 35th meeting of High-Level Task Force on Asean Economic Integration, hosted by Thailand […]
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