The Internal Trade Department will summon 48 private hospitals to explain why they failed to provide information about the actual costs of drugs, medical supplies and medical services by the submission deadline of July 31. Prayoth Benyasut, the department deputy director-general, said the department has received information from 305 private hospitals so far. The remaining […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam is in need to secure new technologies and achieve innovation for manufacturing, particularly in reinforcing R&D competence of companies and adopt new technologies, said a South Korean expert. The private sector should be considered a key actor to lead the Fourth Industry Revolution in Vietnam, according to Chang-whan Ma, vice president of […]
Read MoreBENGALURU: Investors turned more bearish on some Asian currencies and trimmed long bets on others over the past two weeks, a Reuters poll showed, as caution prevailed over prospective further dovish approach by key global central banks and their Asian counterparts. Investors, however, turned bullish on the Malaysian ringgit for the first time since mid-April. […]
Read MoreJAKARTA: Indonesia’s is preparing a roadmap to expand the downstream industry forpalm oil by 2024 to absorb potential oversupply of the vegetable oil, a senior official at the country’s Ministry of Industry said on Thursday. The Indonesia palm oil association (GAPKI) estimates output of palm and palm kernel oilfrom the world’s top exporter will rise […]
Read MoreConsumer prices edged up in July, largely driven by fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh food, pork, milled rice and milled glutinous rice. According to the Commerce Ministry’s report, the consumer price index (CPI), which gauges headline inflation, rose by 0.98% last month from July 2018, up from a 0.87% year-on-year rise in June, 1.15% in […]
Read MoreThe process for the procurement of a core tax system is still on track as scheduled, with the tax authority set to appoint a procurement agent in October, the government has said. “In October, we are hoping to sign a contract with the procurement agent, who will conduct the procurement process for the core tax […]
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