The Communications and Information Ministry is closely monitoring startups that provide digital signatures services to prevent any misuse, an official has said. To do so, the ministry has armed itself with Ministerial Regulation No. 11/2018 on electronic certification vendors, which was issued on Sept. 6. The regulation contains 14 requirements for the digital signature vendors, including a requirement to possess a […]
Read MoreThailand’s cybersecurity spending is expected to grow 20-30% during 2018-19, driven by faster and more complicated targeted attacks powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and increasing use of the Internet of Things (IoT) in critical infrastructure and cloud security, says US-based cybersecurity firm Fortinet. “Cybersecurity spending in Thailand will continue to soar because there are new business […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s external debt went up by more than five percent as of end-September, exceeding the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)’s foreign exchange buffer as new borrowings exceeded loan repayments. BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said the country’s outstanding external debt stood at $76.4 billion as of end-September, 5.6 percent higher than […]
Read MoreCambodia continues to wait on Thai officials to be ready to sign the agreement on cross-border rail transportation, with the upcoming elections in Thailand likely to delay the process even further, according to a Cambodian public official. Both countries already concluded negotiations on the issue of the cross-border transport of goods and people, however the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) growth fell more than expected in November with shipments to most of its major trading partners declining, official data showed on Monday. Exports fell 2.6 percent in November year-on-year, data from the trade agency International Enterprise Singapore showed, falling sharply from the revised 8.2 percent rise the month before. […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The government has so far also planned to cut costs for businesses to make the country’s investment environment more attractive. Vietnam needs to curb the rising business cost as soon as possible because it will be hindering foreign investors to pour into the country in the time to come, experts warned. According to […]
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