Ministry of Finance seeks to cut 117 business regulations Vietnam’s Ministry of Finance has submitted a draft decree to the government proposing to abolish and simplify a total of 117 business regulations under its jurisdiction. […]
Malaysia’s 13 strategies to transform manufacturing & services sector The government has outlined 13 strategies under the National Policy on Industry 4.0 (Industry4WRD) as part of its roadmap to transform Malaysia’s manufacturing industry landscape in […]
Cambodia’s youngest and most disadvantaged students are set to receive a better education thanks to a new training programme for primary school teachers. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) in June announced a […]
Central Bank explains its yuan promotion policy A representative of the National Bank of Cambodia yesterday clarified the Central Bank’s policy toward the Chinese yuan, saying that its use is only being promoted in cross-border […]
Coal exports increase sharply in October Vietnam’s export turnover in October was estimated at US$20.80 billion, down 1.5% from the previous month. Telephones and components saw the sharpest decrease with 21.4%, however, coal exports have […]
Banks to report cash transactions above RM25k as at Jan 1, 2019 As at Jan 1, 2019, banks must report any cash transactions exceeding RM25,000 in their daily cash threshold report, a reduction from the […]
Challenges as Kingdom heads for Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution opens an opportunity for some countries. However, it also provides challenges to others, such as Cambodia where people still rely heavily […]
Vietnam’s consumer price index up 0.33% in October The consumer price index (CPI) in October rose by a slight 0.33% against the previous month and 3.89% compared with a year earlier, according to the General […]
Malaysia’s new approved direct investments rise to 19.18 bln USD in H1 Malaysia’s new approved direct investments in the services, manufacturing and primary sectors rose 17.7 percent year-on-year to 80.2 billion ringgit (about 19.18 billion […]
Startups Blooming In Cambodia Cambodia had seen at least 12 tech startup funding announcements by the second quarter of the year, which was a 140 per cent increase from at least five in the previous […]
Vietnamese cement sales projected to far exceed 2018 target The quantity of cement exported and sold in the domestic market reached 85.23 million tonnes in the first ten months of 2018, already surpassing the target […]
Malaysian Passport Classified As Fifth-Best Worldwide The Malaysian passport has been ranked fifth among the best passports in the world in terms of visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to other countries by the Global Passport Power […]