Vietnam has been chosen among leading destinations in Southeast Asia by Japanese investors, Nakajima Takeo, Chief Representative of the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) in Hanoi, has said. The country’s population is forecast to hit 106 million by 2050 with the middle class on the rise, which turns the market into a favourable one for […]
Read MoreFresh investment measures including a sweeping plan to allow rich foreigners to enjoy a long-stay visa for up to 10 years, own land and property, and pay a 17% personal income tax on local earnings are yet to be settled, as the Finance Ministry is still resisting the thorny tax reduction proposal. According to a […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – It is too early to say how the global corporate tax rule changes proposed by the Group of Seven (G-7) will impact Singapore, but the Republic’s overall competitiveness has never been based on taxation alone, Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said on Tuesday (June 8). In a Facebook post, Mr Wong also said that Singapore will […]
Read MoreThe state-private partnership expects to start distributing Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccines to factory workers in five industrial estates and a deep-sea port in Map Ta Phut on July 9, with a target of 1,000 vaccines administered per day. The inoculation will be carried out for workers at WHA Eastern Industrial Estate (Map Ta Phut), Map Ta […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines (Update 2, 11:37 a.m.) — A brief return to strict lockdowns to arrest an unexpected Covid-19 flare-up erased some gains in restoring jobs destroyed by the pandemic, as more Filipinos were unemployed in April. There were 4.14 million Filipinos who were either jobless or out of business in April, up from 3.44 million people in […]
Read MoreThe government has launched a 15-year policy framework for the Kingdom’s evolving digital socioeconomic environment to pave the way for a thriving digital economy, as a new engine of economic growth. The Cambodia Digital Economy and Social Policy Framework 2021-2035 is expected to inject fresh momentum into the Kingdom’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector […]
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