When 23-year-old Norwegian Anastasia Johansen and her boyfriend were planning their first vacation in two years, they considered going to Thailand but chose nearby Vietnam instead, for its simpler entry rules on the coronavirus. “The regulations to enter Thailand … were complicated to me and we had to pay for the hefty PCR test,” Ms […]
Read MorePoverty in Vietnam declined substantially between 2010 and 2020, according to a report released by the World Bank (WB) on April 28. The WB’s Poverty and Equity report, “From the Last Mile to the Next Mile”, says that over the past decade, the poverty rate at the bank’s 3.20 USD per day line for lower-middle […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of the Treasury will face heightened pressure from the debt market in May, and may end up giving in to increased rates just to fulfill its borrowing program. The Treasury yesterday announced that it intends to borrow a total of P200 billion from local investors in May, similar to the […]
Read MoreThe government has decided to extend the stamp duty tax exemption till the end of this year in a bid to help ease the burden on the private sector and people in the Covid-19 context. The General Department of Taxation (GDT) stated in a statement dated April 22 that stamp duty tax exemption for property […]
Read MoreThe 300-baht tourism fee is scheduled to begin being collected between August and September this year using the Thailand Tourism Fee (TTF) system implemented by airlines. Airlines raised concerns about the budget for the system and manpower to handle the process, as they are still struggling with the pandemic impact and weak passenger flows. “The […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE manufacturing sentiment has slumped as rising costs fuel caution, despite the global improvement in the Covid-19 pandemic situation, official polls showed on Friday (Apr 29). Among manufacturers, a net weighted balance of 2 per cent expect business conditions to be better in the next 6 months than in the 3 months prior. This is […]
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