The Ministry of Tourism will put in place additional measures in order to contain the coronavirus pandemic spread this week after local tourists have restarted travelling to eco-tourism destinations in the country within the last two weeks, according to Minister of Tourism. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism said that during two weeks of May, the […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is studying “very carefully” Albay Rep. Joey Salceda’s proposal to tax the digital economy, a measure seen more crucial now with more Filipinos seen shifting toward online transactions due to the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic. According to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, the DOF is looking into […]
Read MoreMobile money is about to be launched in Vietnam despite worries about management methods. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung said the ministry and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) plan to license mobile money service to telcos. It is expected that mobile money services will be carried out throughout the country, giving […]
Read MoreTravel restrictions due to Covid-19 prevention measures presented no hurdle for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which harnessed video conferencing to speed up trade negotiations. The pandemic was expected to hamper already delayed RCEP negotiations because scheduled meetings were cancelled to follow travel ban lockdown measures in member state countries. Ronnarong Phoolpipat, Commerce Ministry […]
Read MoreThe US has become Vietnam’s largest supplier of fruits and vegetables in the first four months of the year, recording a 44% increase year-on-year in export value to $102.1 million, according to the Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association. Vietnam’s overall fruit and vegetable imports fell 42 percent to 376.9 million USD, but imports from several […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A lawmaker is calling on the government to ensure food security and stable food prices amid the risk of a worldwide food price spike due to the coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Francis Pangilinan said the government should properly anticipate global trade and price movements and ensure that there would be no food-price spikes […]
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